Crowley, TX — Officials are reporting that Octavia Watkins, the 12-year old who was injured after being flung from the roof of a moving car in Crowley, Texas, on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, has passed away.
Watkins and five other children were asked by Kisha Young to ride on the roof and trunk of her car after a trip to the pool because she didn’t want their swimsuits and towels to get the inside of her car wet.
Four children were injured when Young took a sharp turn and they were thrown from her car. Intoxicated at the time, Young didn’t know what had happened until a passerby flagged her down.
Octavia suffered blunt force trauma to the head in the fall, and along with the other children was taken to Cook Children’s Hospital. She passed away Wednesday night, June 25, 2014, around 11:30.
Young was charged with intoxication assault, and local news has reached out to authorities to see if those charges will be upgraded.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
Young isn’t the only person at fault for this accident. There were six children riding on the top of that car when the accident happened. Four of them Young’s, and two belonging to the woman who was inside the car with Young at the time. From what news reports have said, both of them were intoxicated. So, really, they’re both at fault for these children’s injuries and this girl’s death. And for what? All for a few drinks. The sheer stupidity is beyond explanation. Young needs to be held responsible. The other mother needs to be held responsible. People need to understand that there is not a single thing about this kind of behavior that’s acceptable.
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