Teen driver charged in fatal Novato crash, booked into juvenile hall

The Brief

  • The 17-year-old driver accused of crashing a vehicle into a utility pole, killing a passenger in Novato, has been charged and booked into juvenile hall.
  • The April 11 crash involved five teenagers in a Toyota Camry. The crash happened at San Marin Drive and Simmons Lane at around 1 a.m.
  • The juvenile suspect is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony DUI causing injury, and child endangerment.

NOVATO, Calif. A 17-year-old driver is out of the hospital and has been booked into juvenile hall in connection to a fatal crash in Novato earlier this month.

What we know:

On Monday, the Novato Police Department said the teenage driver was medically cleared from the hospital to be booked into Marin County Juvenile Hall on the following charges: gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony DUI causing injury, and child endangerment.

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