Just before 2 p.m. today, the 2nd day of school, a grandmother was picking up her granddaughter from the school on Reed Road when she accidentally accelerated instead of hitting the brake, the car crashed through a fence, hitting a mother and her 11-year-old child.
A girl inside the car, who had yet to buckle her seatbelt, was treated at the scene for minor injuries to her face.
The 11 yr old was airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital to be treated for a possible broken arm and her 42-year-old mother was taken to Palomar Hospital.
The crash happened on campus around 1:52 p.m., according to the police Lt. Kearney who added, the driver was a 75-year-old woman at the school to pick up students, became "confused" and accelerated at a high rate of speed through the parking lot.
Principal Trent Smith sent an email to the school community saying that a driver plowed through a fence and hit two students and a parent shortly after dismissal.
"Because many of our students witnesses this event, we will be sharing information with them first thing tomorrow morning during our Raider Time," the email said.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Driver-Goes-Through-Fence-Hits-2-Students-and-Parent-at-Hidden-Valley-Middle-School-491071421.html
https://fox5sandiego.com/2018/08/16/3-injured-when-car-plows-through-fence-at-escondido-middle-school/
https://www.10news.com/news/car-plows-through-fence-at-escondido-middle-school-injuring-three
I do hope that is the last time Granny picks up anyone at that or any other school.
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