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Old March 6th 14, 10:15 PM posted to alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, sac.politics, pa.general,soc.culture.african.american, rec.autos.driving
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Default Pittsburgh dad charged with DUI after SUV kills daughter, 12,following her first date

PITTSBURGH – A 12-year-old Pittsburgh girl who got out of her
father's SUV to pose for photos with a boy after her first date
was struck and killed by the vehicle, police said Monday, and
her father was charged with DUI.

Police said that Richard Benton, 53, refused field sobriety and
breath tests after slurring his words and smelling of alcohol at
the scene of the crash around 8 p.m. Sunday. He was arraigned
Monday and police said he could face additional charges if they
determine he was directly responsible for Shamera Harris' death.

Court records don't list an attorney for Benton, whose home
phone was continually busy Monday after his court appearance.

Benton told police he thought the vehicle was in park and the
girl's mother, Carla Harris, told police Benton was "messing
around with the gear shifter" before getting out of the vehicle
to take a photo after dropping off the girl's date after a
movie, police said in a criminal complaint.

After the car then began rolling backward, Shamera Harris was
struck and dragged about 50 feet before the SUV hit a tree and
stopped.

"He misjudged it from what we're being told," police Sgt. Tom
Huerbin said at the scene, referring to Benton's impression that
the vehicle was safely parked before he got out.

Police will inspect the vehicle to determine if it was working
properly, said Lt. Daniel Herrmann, who called the incident a
"terrible accident."

"If there's reason to believe he's responsible for this girl's
death, then there will be (more) charges," Herrmann said. "It's
one of those things where you have to go wait and see. You have
a lot more investigation to go."

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