After Being Struck by SUV, Ferndale Girls Urge Others to Drive Safely Ferndale, MI- When Sonni Morais and Ellie Lemelin posed for first day of high school picture on the front steps of Ellie’s house, they had no idea that just minutes later they would be going to the hospital instead of school. The friends, both 14, were struck by a Jeep Compass – a compact SUV. They were taken to a local hospital and released, suffering mainly bruises and scrapes. And while the girls will recover from their injuries they and their parents are speaking out in hopes of convincing other drivers to be more careful – especially now that school is back in session. “We had taken first day pictures then the other girl’s mom and I waved good bye as they walked to the corner,” said Ellie’s father Whitney Lemelin. “They waited at the corner for traffic to stop and then proceeded to walk across Leroy towards the High School. They were in the middle of the cross walk when we noticed a silver SUV proceed through the intersection going East on Leroy right at them. “We both screamed but there was nothing we could do. The SUV slammed into both of them without braking. It initially hit my daughter who was pushed into her friend. Her friend went down and the SUV rolled over her before finally stopping.” Ferndale Police confirmed that the driver was issued a citation for failure to yield to pedestrian in a personal injury accident. Cheryl Yapo, Sonni’s mom, was horrified. “This is not the memory I wanted to...
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