There were 5 people in the car, the driver (the 17 year old girl) was injured, and a 17 year old in the backseat was killed. Another teen was left with brain damage. What kind of sentence will she get? Will she be charged as an adult? What will happen to her?
2007-07-08 10:29:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Oh my Lord...
God be with the families of all involved.
What a tragedy. Teens just do not grasp the risks involved with operating a motor vehicle. It's something I have attempted to drill into my 16-year-old driving step son.
Aside for carrying that event for the rest of her life, which may be far worse than anything the system will throw at her, the legal penalties are going to be based on a great many factors...
What other laws were violated? For example, in some states, she had too many passengers for a 17-year old driver. You said reckless operation. Was speed the only factor? Those kinds of things.
Best case scenario (from her perspective)... involuntary vehicular manslaughter, 30-60 days in a juvenile institution, suspension of license and probation for a few years combined with hours and hours of community service, including a mandate to share the experience at schools with other teens. And probably about $500-$1000 in fines.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/sept99/schoenfeld23.htm
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TEEN+DRIVER+IN+FATAL+CRASH+SENTENCED-a083599934
http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2007/0214/Front_Page/003.html
Worst case scenario - Reckless homicide, charged as adult, 10-years in prison, fines and court costs.
http://www.lowcountrynow.com/stories/020404/LOCcharged.shtml
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/01/11/crash-teen2006011.html
My links are JUST EXAMPLES and are meant for reference only and not to imply anything. Like I said, a great deal depends on all extenuating circumstances, the judge, and if she's tried as an adult. I do not know the details, where you are from, or your relationship to the parties involved.
2007-07-08 11:17:08 · answer #1 · answered by todvango 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 03:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would certainly expect and hope that she would be charged as an adult. My guess would be something on the order of negligent homicide, but I'm not an attorney. As to the sentence, that will be up to a jury if she is convicted.
2007-07-08 12:22:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good thing it was not my kid, they wouldn't be driving for quite a while. I would charge the girl with manslaughter for the girl that was killed, and attempted murder for the girl that was injured. Take her license away, and give her some jail time.
2007-07-08 12:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Bill S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only advise I would take from this site would be to contact a lawyer.These are serious injuries and only a lawyer will have the rite answer's pertaining to the country or state you live in.
2007-07-08 10:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by clowdy4 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hopefully she will go to jail for a long time. why is someone with such disregard operating a 2 ton machine at high speeds on a public road in the first place?
2007-07-08 10:39:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on the state laws. but expect her to get charged as an adult and odds are she will be getting locked up for awhile if she was at fualt in the accident
2007-07-08 10:33:19 · answer #7 · answered by dj_lonewolf69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the judge.
2007-07-12 08:03:55 · answer #8 · answered by txpainthorse 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those are some pretty serious injury, i would talk to a lawyer asap.
2007-07-08 10:32:01 · answer #9 · answered by jeff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋