A 15-year-old boy with only a learner's permit was unable to control the car he was driving in San Juan County, Washington, on Sunday, hitting a number of pedestrians on Lopez Island.

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Boy With Learner’s Permit Hits Pedestrians On Lopez Island


Posted on Jul 28, 2009

A 15-year-old boy with a learner's permit and a 17-year-old friend in the passenger's seat was speeding a custom car in San Juan County when he lost control of the vehicle and ran into a group of joggers and bicyclers on Lopez Island near Friday Harbor in Washington State.

On Sunday afternoon, the two boys were tinkering with the engine of a 1974 Chevy Nova when they decided to take the vehicle on a test ride on Lopez Sound Road. The two-lane rural road is popular with pedestrians and cyclists, and when the boy lost control of the car, he hit a 7-year-old girl from Seattle who was biking with her family and a 26-year-old jogger, Paul John Jaholkowski, who died at the scene of the pedestrian accident.

The driver and the passenger of the car both suffered injuries. The passenger was ejected from the car after the vehicle hit the two groups of pedestrians, rolled up an embankment, and spun out of control. The small child on the bike was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center along with the 17-year-old passenger. Neither the driver or passenger were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.

The driver was treated and released from a local hospital into the custody of his parents. He suffered a minor head injury. San Juan County Sheriff Bill Cumming told reporters that although the road is easy to navigate, the driver's inexperience likely contributed to the crash.

No charges have been filed yet in this deadly Washington pedestrian accident, as investigators continue to collect the evidence of the case.

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