A woman who hit and injured three freshman high school students in a crosswalk was recording a video of her son at the time of the crash , court documents revealed . Elizabeth Rachel Dove , 23 , of Oregon struck the three girls in January from Centennial High School with her white Kia , and at the time was recording a 19-second video of her son who was sat in the backseat , according to police . The young mother has been indicted on several charges including five counts of recklessly endangering , three counts of third-degree assault and one count of reckless driving , according to KATU . Elizabeth Rachel Dove ( above ) , 23 , of Oregon struck the three girls in January from Centennial High School with her white Kia , and at the time was recording a 19-second video of her son who was sat in the backseat , according to police . Investigators found that Dove had used her phone immediately prior to the crash on January 15 when freshman Sarah Hollenbeck , 15 , and her two unidentified friends , both 14 , were leaving an after-school program ( above scenes from the January crash as the girls lie in the street after being struck as students rush to help them ) Investigators found that Dove had used her phone immediately prior to the crash on January 15 when freshman Sarah Hollenbeck , 15 , and her two unidentified friends , both 14 , were leaving an after-school program . They were hit just outside of the high school in Gresham . Following the crash , the three girls were taken to hospital where they were treated for injuries , and were later released , according to KPTV . A status report from January revealed one teen girl suffered from a concussion and torn ACL , and the bone on her left knee was torn out ; the second teen was left with a broken nose , a major concussion , bruises to her legs , feet and face , unable to walk due to pain in her ankle and lost a tooth ; and Hollenbeck suffered from a fractured skull , pelvis and knee . In the events leading up to the crash , Dove sent five text messages and received one , as well as had a phone call lasting seven minutes before recording the video , according to phone records included in a court affidavit from the Multnomah County court . In the events leading up to the crash , Dove sent five text messages and received one , as well as had a phone call lasting seven minutes before recording a video ( above the girls are tended to by emergency responders ) A second video follows shortly after lasting six seconds , which was also recovered showing the phone bouncing on the front passenger seat ( above scenes from the crash ) During the 19-second video she recorded of her son , she is holding the phone with her left hand and making gestures with her right hand . A second video follows shortly after lasting six seconds , which was also recovered showing the phone bouncing on the front passenger seat . The report notes this is clearly when the crash occurred , as Dove is panicked and her child is heard crying in the background . Police determined that Dove hit the teen girls 1.42 seconds after the video ended , and that they entered the roadway at the time when Dove 'appears to have no hands on the steering wheel ' . Lowvy Ma , who witnessed the crash , said he honked his horn when he realized that Dove was going to hit the girls . He said he saw her car slow down for a few seconds before the teens were hit and he saw them 'go flying ' . Hollenbeck recalled how she woke up after being struck by the car and saw her two friends lying on the ground next to her , according to an earlier report by KGW . 'It was really scary because I saw both my friends being covered in a blanket and I thought they were dead , ' she said . Hollenbeck added : 'We were so lucky . I think the next time it could be fatal for someone . ' Dove got out of the car and waited at the scene until police arrived , and told responding officers she did not see the teens before the crash . She also admitted to phone use . Police determined that Dove hit the teen girls 1.42 seconds after the video ended , and that they entered the roadway at the time when Dove 'appears to have no hands on the steering wheel ' ( above Dove 's damaged white Kia ) The young mother has been indicted on several charges including five counts of recklessly endangering , three counts of third-degree assault and one count of reckless driving ( above the crosswalk where the incident took place ) Dove , who has been convicted previously for theft and ID theft , was arrested on March 4 but was released from jail , and now faces the several charges . There was no alcohol or drugs involved in the incident , according to police . In Oregon , using cellphones while driving is against the law except for in cases when the driver is using a hands-free device and is over the age of 18 . Following the crash , the city has installed a rapid-flash beacon at the crosswalk .
Elizabeth Rachel Dove , 23 , of Oregon recorded 19-second video shortly before crashing into the freshman girls from Centennial High School . Police determined Dove hit teen seven minutes after the video ended ; she also was texting and talking on phone before crash . Dove faces five counts of recklessly endangering , three counts of third-degree assault and one count of reckless driving .