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- Five passengers were crushed by an SUV as the driver ate donuts in the parking lot of a Colorado Springs mall
- The driver, Marisol Wentling, was arrested for reckless driving and did not suffer serious injuries
- The passengers suffered life-threatening injuries and their condition is unknown
Five people were crushed after hanging out of an SUV while the driver formed donuts during a “street takeover” at a Colorado Springs mall.
The incident occurred just after 10:15 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of The Market at Spring Creek in southeast Colorado Springs.
When police arrived on scene, they found several seriously injured passengers. They were taken to a local hospital and their condition is unknown at this time.
The driver was identified as Marisol Wentling and did not suffer serious injuries.
She was arrested for reckless driving and taken to jail Sunday. KKTV reported that Wentling was released on bail Monday morning.
An SUV overturned Saturday evening after the driver performed donuts in a parking lot and five passengers hung from the vehicle
Video captured by a bystander shows the SUV reversing at high speed while four people hang out of the windows and one hangs out of the sunroof.
The car makes a sharp turn as it slides and overturns.
The two people on the right immediately crash to the ground, seemingly crushed by the full weight of the SUV, while the other three are thrown out of the windows.
The SUV then overturns completely before people run over to help those getting out.
As bystanders grab those trapped in the car, the video switches to a different angle and shows the floor of the car.
The lights flash on and off briefly as onlookers try to turn it over, but the man recording says, 'There's someone on the other side. 'Don't turn it over, don't turn it over!'
Then the car horn sounds as someone else says, “It’s leaking, it’s a leak.”
The five passengers hanging out of the car suffered life-threatening injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. Her condition is unknown.
Bystanders rushed to help those trapped in the overturned car. The driver was identified as Marisol Wentling. She was arrested for reckless driving and suffered minor injuries.
“Lift it, lift it, lift it,” another person says.
“Push it up,” says another.
Just before the video ends, someone in the background starts screaming loudly.
There was no update on the current conditions for passengers.
contacted Colorado Springs police but did not receive a response in time for this report.
Police said the incident remains under investigation and urged anyone with further information to come forward.
Last weekend, participants in a runaway street takeover in Connecticut threw fireworks at police cars.
Bodycam footage taken in Derby, where the group passed, showed chaotic scenes with participants standing in the street and firing rockets at police officers
Multiple road robberies across the state drew up to 1,500 cars from surrounding states, ripped through at least four cities and left one police officer injured.
The officer was taken to hospital after he was attacked while trying to prevent a takeover in a Milton car park in which police were pelted with fireworks.
According to police, the group was responsible for other street robberies around the state, including in Derby and New Haven.
“Some of the vehicles traveled from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont for this event,” Shelton Police Detective Richard Bango told CT Insider.