A luxury car owner has been charged after allegedly killing a 15-year-old girl and seriously injuring another when he lost control of his Lamborghini and crashed into them in Adelaide鈥檚 southern suburbs. The white Lamborghini left Morphett Road in Glengowrie, mounted a kerb and hit Sophia Naismith and her best friend, both aged 15, before crashing into the House of Tien restaurant just before 10pm on Saturday. SA Police say the driver was in the car with his wife when the incident occurred. Paramedics rushed to the scene and treated both girls, but Sophia, from Seaview Downs, died. The other girl, from Richmond, was rushed to Flinders Medical Centre with serious injuries but her condition is not considered life-threatening. SA Police arrested a 37-year-old Elizabeth North man and charged him with death by dangerous driving and causing injury by dangerous driving. Dozens of people who knew Sophia visited the crash scene on Sunday to pay their respects.
Daisy Page, 16, was a schoolfriend and described her as 鈥渢he most caring, nicest girl ever鈥? She said Sophia and her best friend, who was the other teenager injured in the crash, were inseparable. 鈥淭hey were just the nicest girls,鈥?she said. 鈥淭hey always put other people before themselves. Daisy said the incident was 鈥淛ust devastating鈥? 鈥淲e鈥檒l always remember all the happy memories we had of her,鈥?she said. Chloe Bramley, 15, played netball with Sophia and said she was 鈥渉appy all the time鈥? She said her teammate excelled at the various sports she played, including soccer and volleyball, and was also a high performer at school. 鈥淪he could do it all,鈥?Chloe said. Piper Window also attended the same school and was shocked at what had happened. 鈥淪he was really caring 鈥?smart and sporty. Her family is really close. 328,888 on a car sales website. The car鈥檚 owner wrote, 鈥渢his has been by far one of the best Supercars I鈥檝e owned & in my opinion more fun the LP610-4鈥? House of Tien owner Kiet Tran had closed the restaurant and was cleaning up when the crash occurred.
He said the car also hit a sign post and a tree before it crashed into his restaurant. 鈥淲e were cleaning up 鈥?and) I heard a big bang 鈥?The car went into my front door,鈥?he said. Mr Tran said he and the driver checked on the girls but he immediately knew Sophia had died. 鈥淚 said 鈥榮he鈥檚 gone鈥?鈥?he said. 鈥?The driver) tried to pick her up and I said 鈥榥o, don鈥檛 touch her鈥?(because) we鈥檙e not professionals. Mr Tran said the driver waited for police to arrive. He said a female passenger of the Lamborghini was in shock after the incident. 鈥淪he was crying and yelling and was really losing control,鈥?he said. Mr Tran offered his condolences to Sophia鈥檚 family. 鈥淢y heart is bleeding for her,鈥?he said. 鈥淚 feel bad for the parents. Neighbours of the driver said he was known for the distinctive white car, but that he rarely actually drove the car on the streets. 鈥淚 barely heard it,鈥?one neighbour said. The Advertiser understands the charged man had attended the Wintertime Show and Shine car event at the Westfield Marion shopping centre prior to the crash. A person at the event, who did not wish to be named, said he saw the Lamborghini on show. 鈥淚 saw his car. It was just parked there, nothing out of the ordinary,鈥?he said.
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