Springfield mother struck by daughter learning how to drive

The Republican Newsroom

LORI STABILE

SPRINGFIELD - A 17-year-old girl who was practicing how to drive in a cinema parking lot struck her mother and broke her legs, Springfield police said.

Sgt. Thomas E. Long said the mother was sitting on a fence when she was struck with the 2001 Ford Windstar van Saturday morning.

"She was stopped, but not being familiar with the vehicle, she accelerated and hit her mom," Long said.

He said the girl was trying to put the car in park. The mother was brought to Baystate Medical Center. The accident was reported at 10:48 a.m. at 1250 St. James Ave., the movie theater parking lot behind Springfield Plaza, he said.

The owner of the car, the girl's father, Treavor Blair, 39, of 181 Nursery St., was cited for allowing an unlicensed operator to operate the vehicle, Long said.