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Girl, 6, rides into car
Driver able to hit brakes
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The bicycle ridden by a 6-year-old girl lies at the intersection where she was struck by a car Tuesday afternoon. The teen driver saw the girl coming down the hill and was able to brake to a stop just as they collided.
A 6-year-old girl escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon when her bicycle was hit by a car in Westwood.Police say the girl’s bike rolled through a stop sign and into the path of the oncoming 2012 Nissan Altima driven by Kylie Simerly, 16, at the intersection of Westwood Drive and Rivermont Drive. They collided at a low speed at the bottom of the hill where the child had been riding.“Ms. Simerly saw what was about to happen and hit her brakes so she did the right thing,” said McMinnville Police Lt. Mark Mara. “This could have been a lot worse than it was.