Police: Driver Who Crashed While Blindfolded Was Doing ‘Bird Box Challenge’

A 17-year-old girl veered into oncoming traffic and slammed into another vehicle when she chose to do the so-called "Bird Box Challenge" and drive blindfolded, the Layton Police Department said on Jan. 11, 2019. Layton City Police Department

Police officials said that a teenager who was driving blindfolded when she crashed her car was participating in the so-called “Bird Box Challenge.”

The name derives from a hit movie in which characters must remain blindfolded.