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Sammantha Perkes (28) died when a 15-year old unsupervised driver swerved into her lane
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Automobile Accident
Published: Nov 13, 2017 @ 2:00 AM
Sammantha Perkes (28)
Date:
Sep 16, 2017
Cause of Death:
Auto Accident
Location:
Logan, Utah
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A mother of two has been killed in a head-on collision after a 15-year-old boy swerved into her lane while driving unsupervised on a learner's permit.
Samantha Perkes, 28, died instantly in the crash around 3.40pm on Saturday in Smithfield, Utah, after a Ford Fusion driven by the boy struck her Pontiac Grand Am from the opposing lane.
Perkes' two daughters, ages four and seven, were properly strapped into the rear of the car and suffered only minor injuries, while the boy was hospitalized with serious head injuries.
Utah Highway Patrol Lieutenant Lee Perry told the Deseret News that the car driving in front of Perkes westbound on state Route 218 was able to veer off the road in time to avoid hitting the Fusion, but that Perkes was not.
'As they got close, (the front driver) realized that they would crash if he didn't do something, so the front witness car actually drove off the road to the right,' Perry told the newspaper.
'(Perkes) didn't have time to react to what was happening and her car and the Ford Fusion hit head-on in the westbound lane there.'
Police said the 15-year-old driver had a learner's permit, and was required under state law to have an adult driver in the car to supervise.
But for unknown reasons the boy was alone in the car at the time of the crash, police said.
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