You can still see the tire tread marks on Kalli Sipe's side, just moments after she returned home to rural Maryville, Tennessee from the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Tuesday, she had an April Fool's Day that seems like a bad joke.
At the end of the day, the five-year-old sat with bruised lungs, a small puncture in a lung, and scrapes all over her body.
"I heard the engine running, and I turned around to look, and I just remember screaming, 'No!'" Kalli's mother, Keyna Sipe said.
While the Sipe family loaded their blue van with some scrap wood in the family's backyard, Widget, the family mutt, made a run toward the running Dodge Caravan. The driver's door was open.
"The dog jumped in, landed on the gas, the car door knocked Kalli down, and the van tire drove completely over her body," Sipe said. "It rolled from here, completely down her chest."
From there, Keyna Sipe took off to stop the vehicle that was still moving across the yard.
She says she finally stopped the vehicle by laying her hand on the brake.
Then, she called 911.
"Honestly, I just thought for a minute and prayed to God, 'Please help us,'" Sipes said.
She's not sure how exactly the vehicle changed gears.
She thought it was in 'park' when she got out of the van.
Blount County's Sheriff's Department confirms the story.
In their report, the deputy, Patrick Pearson says the dog hit the gas and sent the vehicle into reverse over the top of Kalli Sipe.
After a night in the hospital, Kalli was more camera-shy Wednesday than injured.
"Tell him you're tough. Say, 'It was rough, but I'm tough,'" Keyna Sipe told her daughter.
"Uh-uh!" Kalli replied.
While the Sipes say they were initially pretty upset with Widget, who is still a puppy, they're now ready to welcome him back.
"We're going to take him to driving school," Keyna said.
Kalli's ready to celebrate her 5th birthday, complete with a Hannah Montana birthday cake.
Tuesday, the accident put the party on hold.
Now, this April Fool's Day baby has a birthday story that she'll be able to tell for the rest of her life, even if nobody will believe it.
"Everybody gathered to sing Happy Birthday in the emergency room," Sipe said.
But there's no doubt that sweet tune will sound better at home, with the whole family singing along, even Widget.
"It doesn't matter how it happened, what does matter is that it did happen, and she's ok," Sipe said.
Kalli is expected to make a full recovery, but her feelings are still a little hurt toward the four-legged family member that could have seriously injured her.
"Because I hate him, because he ran over me," the five-year-old said.
Still, she says she doesn't want her family to get rid of the mutt motorist.
Boots
Of course she doesn't want her parents to get rid of the dog...she probably wants to wait a while and then torture his dumb as* when no one is looking
You know she hates that dogs now...I mean she did say that one.
1good lord! poor girl, I feel worse for the dog though!
2i have wicked bad schadenfreude, i kind of wish there was a youtube clip of this.
But her butt should have been in the house. i don't care you always have to be careful because anything can happen, case in point!
3I agree with you there MB.
4Strange and absurd!
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If you can dream it you can do it. - Walt Disney
Strange and absurd...yes...but like *miss-britt* said before. "I wish there was a youtube clip of this" too. Call be terrible but I would watch it.
6Sorry,. I am a horrible person but I cracked up. I also think they'll get rid of the dog when the attention has died sown. Poor pup will probably be at the pound and end up gassed because the parents were stupid enough to leave the door open and the car running. What's to say the little girl couldn't have gotten in and done EXACTLY the same thing but doing more damage to the car?
7Clearly the parents weren't paying attention to the little girl if the dog could Get in the car AND run her over.
8EXACTLY, Zayrah! How can anyone blame the puppy, he was just jumping in the car as dogs do. What kind of fool leaves the driver door open and the engine running...IT IS ILLEGAL FOR A REASON DUH.
Anyway I wonder where that woman bought her driver’s licence, I should ask her because getting mine the legal way is just taking way too long.
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