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.…