Bucks Student Sentenced in Car Death
An 18-year-old former female student at Central Bucks High School South who pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular homicide in the death of a schoolmate, was sentenced yesterday to an indefinite term at a disciplinary wilderness camp.
According to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the girl will serve at least six months at the facility and will be evaluated at six-month intervals to determine when she can be released.
In September, the girl was traveling nearly 30 m.p.h. above the speed limit when she lost control of her car in Warrington, PA. The vehicle slammed into a tree, killing a 16-year-old girl who was a passenger in the backseat.
The 18-year-old girl and another student in the car sustained minor injuries.
In December, the girl entered an admission in a nonadversarial hearing, which is the Juvenile Court equivalent of a guilty plea. She is on house arrest and undergoing therapy.
The girl was also sentenced to community service and ordered to continue therapy sessions.
Her driver’s license is suspended indefinitely and she must pay a fine.
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Source article: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20100206_Bucks_student_sentenced_in_car_death.html
