A 17-year-old girl allegedly drove her car into a home and killed two sisters while she was high on opiates and driving at least 107mph, officials said.
Alia Sierra, 17, will be charged as an adult for crashing her car into the living room of a Frankfort, Indiana, home on the night of July 12. Sierra appeared in court on Friday.
Sisters Haleigh Fullerton, 17, and Callie Fullerton, 8, were watching television when they were hit by Sierra’s car. Both girls were killed on impact.
Alia Sierra, 17, (left) allegedly drove car into a home at 107mph while high on opiates in Frankfort, Indiana, on July 12. The crash killed sisters Haleigh Fullerton, 17, (top right) and Callie Fullerton, 8, (bottom right). Sierra appeared in court on Friday
The sisters were watching TV when Sierra drove her car into their living room. The sisters died on impact
The girls’ parents said Callie (left), who would have started third grade this year, loved school and her two dogs. They said Haleigh (right) was going to be a senior and was on track to being the valedictorian
Their mother Bridget Fullerton was walking into the room when the car crashed through, Fox 59 reported.
She was flown to an Indianapolis hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
‘This has been so horrible for my family. My son was right there when it all happened and this has affected everybody,’ Bridget told WISH TV.
There were five children in Sierra’s white 2007 Honda Accord, ages 12 to 17, who were treated at the hospital after the crash, the outlet reported.
One of the passengers told Sierra to slow down and another asked to be let out of the car several times before the crash, according to Fox 59.
Police said Sierra was driving at least 107mph when the car crashed through the living room.
She had gone off the road after hitting a bump and swerving to miss a tree.
A urine screen found that Sierra tested positive for opiates in her system.
Their mother Bridget Fullerton (right) was walking into the room when the car crashed through. She was flown to an Indianapolis hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. She is pictured with her husband, Haleigh and Callie’s father, Todd Fullerton (left)
Haleigh (left) played volleyball and would have been on student council. Her younger sister Callie (right) loved baking cupcakes and playing outside
Sierra faces charges including reckless homicide, causing death when operating a motor vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance, causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while intoxicated, among others
Sierra appeared in adult court Friday.
She faces charges including reckless homicide, causing death when operating a motor vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance, causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while intoxicated, among others.
Bridget and her husband, Todd Fullerton, said their daughter Haleigh was going to be a senior and was on track to being the valedictorian. She was a student athlete and would have been on student council for her senior year.
They said their daughter Callie, who would have started third grade this year, loved school and her two dogs. She also loved baking and playing outside, according to the sisters’ obituary.
‘I think we’re just going to learn how to live with this pain. I don’t see it every going away. I don’t think there’s going to be a day when I’m not missing them,’ Todd told WISH TV.
‘I’m proud to have been their dad even for that little bit of time,’ he added.
Todd said: ‘I think we’re just going to learn how to live with this pain. I don’t see it every going away. I don’t think there’s going to be a day when I’m not missing them… I’m proud to have been their dad even for that little bit of time.’ The Fullerton’s house is pictured
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