[RC1488]

Get a new battery.

A batter with 12v is great but sometimes will not have enough amps to crank the engine. The fact she kept trying to start it (even tho it wouldnt start) probaly drained the battery enough to ruin a cell in it. Just like leaving your lights on can kill the battery so that it wont hold a charge anymore. The battery should be able to crank the car, with the lights on seeing a very small change in brightness.

Also, check all gounds, battery terminals, and wires to the starter for corrosion.

As for it not starting when it does crank, check for spark at the coil towers. No spark there indicates you need a new Crankshaft Position Sensor. If you do see spark, then most likely the engine is flooded from all the tries getting it started. removing the spark plugs and cranking it will get rid of the excess gas. Also, putting the pedal at Wide Open Throttle (WOT) when cranking shuts off the injectors.

The fact the starter is clicking says the safety switch is fine. You would get nothing if it was bad.