PICTURED: Schoolgirl, 15, who died from catastrophic injuries after being hit by an out-of-control Lamborghini outside a Chinese restaurant
- Sophia Naismith, 15, was killed on Saturday after she was hit by a Lamborghini
- The driver, 37, lost control and hit two girls. The second victim is in hospital
- The driver was charged with causing death and injury by dangerous driving
- A car believed to be the same vehicle advertised for sale recently for $328,888
A schoolgirl has died from catastrophic injuries after being hit by an out-of-control Lamborghini outside a Chinese restaurant.
Sophia Naismith, 15, was killed instantly when the luxury car hit her on Morphett Road in Adelaide just before 10pm on Saturday.
It is believed the driver of the $328,000 vehicle lost control, careering onto the footpath before hitting Ms Naismith and her friend and crashing into the House of Tien restaurant.
A second teenage girl, also 15, was taken to Flinders Medical Centre and was treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Sophia Naismith (pictured) was just 15 years old when she was mowed down by the luxury car worth $328,000 along Morphett Road in Adelaide
Since Sophia’s death many of her friends and family have paid tribute to her.
School friend Daisy Page, 16, said Sophia and the other teenager injured in the crash had been best friends.
She said the pair were ‘inseparable’ and the ‘nicest girls’.
‘They always put other people before themselves. [They were] really caring, funny and really good at everything,’ she told The Advertiser.
‘We’ll always remember all the happy memories we had of her.’
Piper Window, who attended the same school as Sophia, described her as ‘really caring’ as well as ‘smart and ‘sporty’.
Since Sophia’s (pictured) death many of her friends and family have paid tribute to her
The driver of the vehicle is understood to have lost control and drove onto the footpath, hit the two girls and then crashed in to the House of Tien restaurant
‘Her family is really close. They’re always together,’ Piper said.
Pictures of the crash show the crumpled wreck, with its airbags deployed, had smashed through one of the roof supports of the building.
Major crash investigators went over the scene and the man from Elizabeth North was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing injury by dangerous driving.
Piper Window, who attended the same school as Sophia (pictured), described her as ‘really caring’ as well as ‘smart and ‘sporty’
It’s understood the 37-year-old man was in the car with his wife at the time of the incident.
The 2017 Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 was recently listed for sale.
‘This has been by far one of the best super cars I’ve owned’ and advertised it for a price of $328,888,’ the owner wrote in an online listing.
South Australia Police said the latest crash brought the state’s road toll to 59 – almost double what it was this time last year at 36.
The driver was given bail and will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on July 31.
One girl, 15, died at the scene and another girl, 15, was treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Flinders Medical Centre
The 2017 Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 was recently listed for sale.