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   PITTSBURGH –  A 12-year-old Pittsburgh girl who got out of her   
   father's SUV to pose for photos with a boy after her first date   
   was struck and killed by the vehicle, police said Monday, and   
   her father was charged with DUI.   
      
   Police said that Richard Benton, 53, refused field sobriety and   
   breath tests after slurring his words and smelling of alcohol at   
   the scene of the crash around 8 p.m. Sunday. He was arraigned   
   Monday and police said he could face additional charges if they   
   determine he was directly responsible for Shamera Harris' death.   
      
   Court records don't list an attorney for Benton, whose home   
   phone was continually busy Monday after his court appearance.   
      
   Benton told police he thought the vehicle was in park and the   
   girl's mother, Carla Harris, told police Benton was "messing   
   around with the gear shifter" before getting out of the vehicle   
   to take a photo after dropping off the girl's date after a   
   movie, police said in a criminal complaint.   
      
   After the car then began rolling backward, Shamera Harris was   
   struck and dragged about 50 feet before the SUV hit a tree and   
   stopped.   
      
   "He misjudged it from what we're being told," police Sgt. Tom   
   Huerbin said at the scene, referring to Benton's impression that   
   the vehicle was safely parked before he got out.   
      
   Police will inspect the vehicle to determine if it was working   
   properly, said Lt. Daniel Herrmann, who called the incident a   
   "terrible accident."   
      
   "If there's reason to believe he's responsible for this girl's   
   death, then there will be (more) charges," Herrmann said. "It's   
   one of those things where you have to go wait and see. You have   
   a lot more investigation to go."   
      
   http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/25/pittsburgh-dad-charged-with-   
   dui-after-suv-kills-daughter-12-after-her-first/?intcmp=obnetwork   
      
       
      
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