Woman Drives Car into Oncoming Traffic to Test Her Faith, Two Are Injured
Police claim that a woman in Pennsylvania intentionally drove her car into oncoming traffic while waiting to hear a calling from God.
According to ABC News, the woman crashed into another vehicle injuring both passengers inside. Reports note, however, that the woman allegedly did not care about her victim’s conditions because she believed “God would have taken care of them.”
Nadejda Reilly, the 31-year-old Pennsylvania woman, drove around for several hours earlier this month waiting to hear from God. Eventually, the woman took matters into her own hands and decided to drive her car straight into an oncoming vehicle on Route 93 near the Weatherly area of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Fox News reports. Reilly is reported to have walked away from the car crash without any injuries.
Bruce Baillet, the trooper who interviewed Reilly, noted that the two people in the other vehicle were sent to the hospital and treated for their injuries, but Reilly expressed no concern for them. The ages and conditions of the victims have not been reported.
According to the arrest affidavit, “Reilly related [that] God took care of her by not having her injured,” Baillet wrote. “Reilly expressed no concerns or remorse for the victims. Reilly also stated she did not care if the other people were injured because God would have taken care of them.”
Reilly remains in jail, where she has been charged with aggravated assault along with other offenses related to the two people injured in the second car. Court documents show that her bail – which was set for $50,000 – was revoked last week. According to her lawyer, Andrew Theyken Bench, Reilly plans to waive her formal arraignment in Carbon County court. He filed the motion last week but has declined to comment any further on her case.
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Mikaela Mathews is a freelance writer and editor based in Dallas, TX. She was the editor of a local magazine and a contributing writer for the Galveston Daily News and Spirit Magazine. She blogs at mikaelamathews.com.
