A WOMAN AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS escaped serious injury Saturday morning in Hampton, Virginia, when she lost control of her car and crashed into a house, starting a fire. Police say that the driver, apparently traveling at a high rate of speed, veered off the street and hit a ditch, sending the car airborne. It literally cleared a 6-ft. fence and an above-ground swimming pool before crashing clear through the wall of a house and coming to rest midway between the living room and the kitchen.
Hampton Daily Press
When the car came to a halt, the engine was still in gear and revved up at high RPM’s with the drive wheels spinning and burning rubber, starting a small fire underneath. The woman and her two daughters ages 4 and 1, were trapped inside the vehicle. Police officers that arrived right away aided by neighbors managed to pull the three passengers out of the car while a neighbor began spraying the fire with a garden hose. The arriving firefighters completed the extinguishment.
The occupant of the house was not injured in the incident. One police officer was transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The children were treated on the scene for minor injuries and the mother, Colleen Marie Dorio was transported, also with minor injuries. She has been charged with two counts of felony child neglect and one count of reckless driving.
Colleen Dorio
The Hampton Daily Press has the STORY.
WAVY-TV Ch. 10 Norfolk has this video report from the scene:
