A 9-year-old girl survives a car crash while returning home from a party in California

A little girl survived a car crash in California earlier in the morning on Monday (March 25, 2013). It was reported that the accident took place when the 9-year-old child and her father Alejandro Renteria had been returning home from a party. The 35-year-old man was driving down the Sierra Highway near Acton when he lost control of the car. The girl then climbed out of the vehicle and hiked through difficult terrain in order to get help for her dad. A passing motorist spotted her and alerted authorities to the scene, where Alejandro Renteria was pronounced dead. According to Opera, the girl was later taken to the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles to treat to for minor bruises and a cut to her cheek.