Drunk, unlicensed teenage girl crashed car trying to impress her friends and family.

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A DRUNK and unlicensed teenage girl who slammed a car full of family and friends into a pole in country Victoria early was trying to impress them, police claim.
Wayne Flower, Matt Johnston From: Herald Sun January 20, 2010 12:00AM



The Colac girl said she felt sad when reading about the Mill Park tragedy that claimed five young lives last Sunday, but did not believe the same thing could happen to her.

The lucky escape came as Premier John Brumby said the Government was considering crushing hoons' cars.

The 17-year-old had allegedly drunk "goon" - cheap cask wine - when she used a knife to start her mum's car and go driving in the early hours of the morning.

She was allegedly "drifting" around a bend when she lost control and the car slammed into a pole, injuring her younger brother.

The pair and two other youths - including a 12-year-old - fled the scene but were later caught by police.

The girl, who is expected to be charged on summons with several offences, said the crash left her shaken and scared and had taught her an important lesson.

She said she regretted her behaviour and warned other youths against trying something similar.

"It's stupid and idiotic and don't try to do it. Don't try to do what I did. It gets you in a lot of trouble and very hurt," she said.

"I'll never climb behind the wheel of a car again ... I feel I'm lucky to be alive and (so is) everyone else around me."

She said her brother thought the experience was fun, despite being taken to hospital with an injured wrist.

"He said something really stupid. He said it was fun. I didn't think so," she said.

Mr Brumby conceded more work was needed to reduce the road toll.

"We have got this terrible, terrible problem with young drivers ... who think they are indestructible, who think they are invincible, and we have seen some awful, awful tragedies," he said.

All options were on the table in the battle against deadly driving behaviour. "I'm getting some work done on this now. Speed limiting devices, whether we have to toughen up hoon legislation, confiscating, selling or crushing hoon vehicles if there's a second occurrence - these are things we have got to look at," he said.

The mother of the girl who crashed in Colac was drinking at a friend's house when her daughter took her car.

She said her daughter had shown little remorse.

"She's 17 and she's at that age where she wants to party and rage," she said.

"They all walked off with no remorse. They just don't care ... she and my son are lucky to be alive. You can't take your eyes off your kids."

The woman said she would have to catch a bus in future because the car was uninsured.

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