Pregnant mom injured in crash with illegal street racer
A mother has just been released from a hospital in Tacoma, after her car was wrecked by street racers Friday night.
The incident happened Friday night in Tacoma at the intersection of E 44th St and E Portland Ave. Dark tire marks are still burned into the pavement.
“Terrible night of my life,” said Lateasha Smith.
Smith said just as the crowd was parting for her to drive through, street racers began spinning in circles around her.
She said a yellow Camaro crashed into her driver’s side, but she instantly checked on her baby girl first.
Smith, who is several weeks pregnant, said she immediately felt sharp pain in her stomach. She was hospitalized for three nights.
The mother said doctors believe her daughter was unharmed, though she will be monitored for possible whiplash. Smith, however, has multiple injuries, including a concussion.
Smith said for the next several days into weeks, she will have appointments to check the status of her pregnancy, her spine, and other injuries.
“You guys are putting danger out in the streets. For what? You guys say you want a better world, but you’re causing it to not be a better world. You’re making it where police don’t want to come out half the time because it’s for nonsense. And then you guys make it where police look like the bad guys, when in reality, who’s really the bad guy? When you’re causing the nonsense that people have to call 911 on you,” said Smith.
“I just want justice for me and my daughter. I want you to at least get your license taken away, say you were in the wrong. You knew my kid was in the back seat, they all did because I told them,” said Smith. “I’ll go to court if I have to.”
