Fourth Gen Camaro Crash Critically Injures Young Girl

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A fourth gen Camaro was T-boned by a GMC Yukon in a horrific crash that left a minor girl in critical condition. She later died at the hospital. That girl was sitting on the passenger side of the American muscle car, the same side which was hit and severely mangled by the full-size SUV.

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The accident, which happened in Shreveport, Louisiana on the morning of January 7, involved four people in total going to the hospital in the aftermath. Among them was not only the minor girl but both drivers and an infant.

Details are few, but police told local media that the Yukon driver claims she saw the Camaro approaching from behind at a high rate of speed, reports KSLA. Panicking as the muscle car entered the bare median, the Yukon driver tried shifting her vehicle into park, but the selector landed on neutral instead.

We’re not sure how putting the SUV into park would’ve prevented a collision. What we do know is the passenger side of the Camaro hit the front bumper of the GMC, essentially T-boning it in what sounds like a bizarre and rapid chain of events.

Since the Yukon was in neutral, the force of the crashed caused the SUV to roll backwards and off the road.

If the information supplied by police is accurate, this sounds like a case of someone joyriding in a performance car, weaving around slower traffic or “swimming.” Some do this sort of thing on the highway, others on surface streets, but both are dangerous.

We know a lot of kids who get a vehicle that has even a slight amount of power start thinking they’re basically invincible. Some adults act this way, too. The sad fact is it usually takes a tragedy like this to wake people up, only for the female passenger that comes too late.

Image via KSLA News 12/YouTube

By Steven Symes

Steven Symes is an accomplished automotive journalist with a passion for all things related to cars. His extensive knowledge and love for the automotive world shine through in his writing, which covers a diverse range of topics.

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