Father Critically Injured While Daughter, 11, Practices Driving: Reports

NEW HAVEN, CT — A 25-year-old father suffered life-threatening injuries after his daughter, 11, accidentally backed a car into him during a driving lesson Wednesday evening, according to media reports. The father is currently listed in critical condition, reports Fox 61.

Police say the father was a passenger in the car as the daughter was practicing driving in an apartment parking lot on Grand Avenue just after 5 p.m. But the child ended up hitting reverse instead of drive, and began to leave the parking lot, Fox 61 reports. At this time, the father jumped out of the car in an effort to get control of the car but he ended up pinned between a tree and the car, Fox 61 reports.

The car ended up striking a house, according to reports. The father was conscious at the scene and he was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital but his injuries became more serious later on, WTNH News 8 reports. The child was also taken to the hospital as a precaution, according to reports.

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