Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli filed a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge against a 17-year-old girl for the April auto accident in West Marin that resulted in the death of four teens.
Another young passenger had minor injuries, with the driver suffering serious burns, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The vehicular manslaughter charge, filed without gross negligence, followed the CHP’s release of a report by its accident investigative team that determined speeding caused the crash. While the investigation concluded that the then-16-year-old girl was driving 20 to 25 miles per hour over the 40 mph speed limit when the Volkswagen Tiguan went off San Geronimo Valley Drive in Woodacre, hit a tree and caught fire, the agency’s report raises some critical questions…