13-Year-Old Girl Killed By Out-Of-Control SUV After Saving Six Kids

The scene of the crash, via CBS2

A 13-year-old girl was killed last night after she helped six other children, including her younger sister, escape an out-of-control SUV that was being driven by a stabbing victim. CBS reports that 44-year-old Sean Lewis was driving erratically down Pacific Street when his Range Rover struck three parked vehicles, backed into another, and flipped over, killing the girl, Kira Goddard. Lewis died at Brookdale Hospital, and it was unclear whether he died of his stab wounds or from injuries sustained in the crash. "Everybody is devastated. I can't cry, I am so hurt," Goddard's mother, Joyce Lovelady, tells the Post.

Authorities say that Goddard, who was supposed to see a movie with a friend, began herding her friends and her sister into her house when Lewis' SUV began hitting parked cars. "My daughter told everybody to run, but she didn't," Lovelady said, "She saw the car coming. She was trying to get to the door. She got everybody else in." A neighbor tells the Post that Goddard "is very loving, very caring. She wanted people to be safe."

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By Christopher Robbins in News on July 31, 2011 10:25 AM

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Terry Ward

poor hero kid. may a street or park or something get named after her.

Bridget Hartzler

Why doesn't this article mention anything about WHY the driver was stabbed? Very confusing reporting.

Samantha_Ga

The way the article was written I first thought that the kids were passengers in the car driven by the stabbing victim. I was very confused.

Fronko

This is why all drivers should be licensed and insured.

Guest

drivers should be tested every year.....for their driving skills....

mistermarkdavis

These automobiles are out of control and dangerous. Until they can follow the law and stop killing people we should stop building car lanes.

MEDICNYC

You sound like a complete idiot. Hopefully you will respond by saying you were being sarcastic. You can never tell what people are serious about on this car-hating website.

mistermarkdavis

I am not anti car. I am against the argument that because of a few bad actors there should be no cycling infrastructure. I'm a fan of your comments so I feel like you deserve a sincere answer.

I would like to point out that more people die every year from cars than knives or guns.

megabillzilla

Read the article moron. The driver HAD BEEN STABBED. He was driving erratically because he was dying.

Gwinny

we need to know more here, but right now it seems he should've called an ambulance rather than getting behind the wheel of a killing machine, threatening other people's lives.