Mother of three dies in freak accident after vomiting out of a moving minivan and hitting her head on a telephone pole

  • Amanda Ezra, 24, of Mishawaka, Indiana, died after she leaned out a minivan window to vomit and hit her head on a telephone pole
  • The mother of three had been drinking and was returning home from a party when the accident occurred at 5 a.m. on Sunday
  • The driver and one of the three other passengers fled the scene but have since been caught
  • According to her family, Amanda had recently enrolled at a local community college and she wanted to become a teacher
  • Her children range in age from two to eight

By David Mccormack

Published: 11:17 EST, 16 June 2014 | Updated: 13:49 EST, 16 June 2014

A mother of three was tragically killed in Indiana on Sunday morning when she suffered a fatal blow to the head after leaning out of a car window to vomit.

Amanda Ezra, 24, of Mishawaka had been out drinking with friends on Saturday night before the accident occurred in the early hours of Father’s Day.

Amanda was riding in a minivan with four other people. She was allegedly sitting on the lap of a front seat passenger when she leaned out of the window to be sick just before 5a.m.

Amanda Ezra, 24, of Mishawaka had been out drinking with friends on Saturday night before the accident occurred in the early hours of Father's Day
The mother of three was riding in a minivan with four other people when the accident occured

Amanda Ezra, 24, of Mishawaka had been out drinking with friends on Saturday night before the accident occurred in the early hours of Father’s Day

Her head struck a telephone pole as the vehicle traveled along the 300 block of Chestnut Street in Osceola and she died at the scene.

St. Joseph County crash team commander Tim Spencer said the woman had been drinking and was on her way home from a party. 

 

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The driver and one of the three other passengers fled the scene but have since been caught, reports WSBT22.

The driver has been arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, causing serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of an accident.

Scene of the crash: Amanda's head struck a telephone pole as the vehicle traveled along the 300 block of Chestnut Street in Osceola, Indiana

Scene of the crash: Amanda's head struck a telephone pole as the vehicle traveled along the 300 block of Chestnut Street in Osceola, Indiana

Amanda had recently enrolled at a local community college and wanted to become a teacher. Her children range in age from two to eight
According to family, Amanda was trying to get her life back on track

According to family, Amanda was trying to get her life back on track. She had recently enrolled at a local community college and wanted to become a teacher

He is described as in his 20s, from Mishawaka and he is expected to be named later on Monday.

A makeshift memorial had sprung up outside Amanda's home on Sunday night, while other people had left messages of grief on her Facebook page

According to family, Amanda was trying to get her life back on track.

She had recently enrolled at a local community college and wanted to become a teacher. Her children range in age from two to eight.

A makeshift memorial had sprung up outside Amanda's home on Sunday, where people left mementos and tributes

A makeshift memorial had sprung up outside Amanda's home on Sunday, where people left mementos and tributes

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CLUNK!

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Stupid drunk. It's good she died before she could get drunk and drive and kill an innocent person.

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what was that show ? 1000 ways to die I think....... ouch

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Her life seemed to be one bad decision after another. Her children were not a priority to her.

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Don't drink and drive

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I know a lot of you have jumped on the bandwagon here but if she was sick that maybe meant she wasn't much of a drinker. Having a night out doesn't make you a bad parent and for all we know she could have been celebrating....her kids could have been wi her mum or the kids dad. Ppl just shouldn't lump to conclusions like they have. How does anyone know the kids will have a better chance of life now? I think that's a terrible thing to say when a young mum has just died. Rest in Peace young lady....I'm sure wherever u are you will be watching over your little ones.

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Why would she want to be a teacher?

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Yuck, would have been better at home sober looking after the sprogs!

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As the good clean living, God fearing folks contributing to this page will know "Let him without sin cast the first stone".

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Just so you'll know, the context of that verse is that those who are guilty of the same sin are hypocritical if they cast a stone. It's not a reference to sin in general, it's a reference to being guilty of the same sin the person was to be stoned for. If it was a reference to any sin or sin in general, no one would have ever been stoned because as you rightly pointed out, we're all sinners. According to the law, it's lawful to throw stones if you're not guilty of the same offense, which in this case is getting drunk.

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So Whitese7en, are you saying that Jesus was an adulterer since he is the one that said it and didn't cast a stone?

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Gosh just think, if she hadn't had to barf she could have ended up teaching America's children.

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