Five-year-old girl killed in crash in USA as drink driver ploughed into family car at double the speed limit
Lennyn Lilic suffered skull fractures, a broken spine, broken neck and traumatic brain bleeds in the crash.
Life support for a five-year-old girl has been switched off after she was the victim of a horrific drink driving collision.
Lennyn Lilic was in a car with her father, Semir Lilic, and her six-year-old brother when they were hit by another vehicle travelling at 77mph along South Westsam's Boulevard in Kearns, Utah. Emergency services rushed the family to hospital and Lennyn, who had severe head wounds, including skull fractures, a broken spine, broken neck and traumatic brain bleeds, was placed on life support.
But despite doctors' best efforts, her life support has now been switched off.
Court documents filed on Thursday (January 25) show that Charmayne Huerta-Guzman, 25, has been charged with second-degree felony manslaughter and other charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
Speaking with news outlet ABC4, a tearful Semir Lilic said: "If it was two seconds, maybe I could have done something different - but they came so fast, I couldn't do nothing for my children and me. Maybe if I did something different that day - tied my son's shoe two seconds more or my car 10 seconds or something.
"But nothing went different. Just end up being in the wrong spot at the wrong time."
Court documents state that when officers asked what she had been doing before the crash, Huerta-Guzman said "we were drinking and heading home".
A fundraiser organized by Lennyn's cousin Amel Kulovac has raised almost $75,000 toward the little girl's funeral costs and other care costs incurred by the family.