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Accident occurred while mother was teaching daughter how to parallel park

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updated 5:26 a.m. ET Aug. 7, 2006

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A 15-year-old girl accidentally struck and killed her mother while being taught how to parallel park, police said.

Tina Rowe, 39, died Saturday after being pinned under a 1997 Chevy Cavalier driven by her daughter. Police believed the girl may have hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.

Police said the teen won’t face criminal charges.

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