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A Powell teen who reportedly fled from authorities at speeds of up to 137 miles an hour last spring has been placed on supervised probation.
After the April 28 incident, authorities filed nine …
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A Powell teen who reportedly fled from authorities at speeds of up to 137 miles an hour last spring has been placed on supervised probation.
After the April 28 incident, authorities filed nine misdemeanor charges against the 16-year-old driver. However, in exchange for her admissions to fleeing or eluding police and failing to wear a seat belt, Park County prosecutors dismissed the other seven charges last month.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol has said the chase began when a trooper tried to pull the teen over on U.S. Highway 14A, a couple miles west of Powell. Instead of stopping, the teen raced west through Ralston, then north on Wyo. Highway 294. She crashed her Chrysler 300 just north of Lane 9.
Criminal charges against minors are generally handled in confidential juvenile court proceedings, but this case proceeded in Park County Circuit Court. Following her initial appearance, the teen was released on her own recognizance with conditions that included a prohibition on driving and a 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. However, around 6 a.m. on June 10, a Park County Sheriff’s Office deputy reportedly caught her driving on U.S. 14A. The deputy also spotted an open container of alcohol in the vehicle and court records say the teen admitted to drinking.
Records show she served two days in jail before posting a revised $500 bond; it included a new requirement to carry a location-tracking device that required random breath tests.
The teen then reappeared in circuit court on Sept. 30 for sentencing.
As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped counts of reckless driving, speeding, possession of a controlled substance, underage nicotine possession, no valid auto insurance, failure to illuminate rear license plate and failure to use headlights at night from the April chase and an open container charge from the June traffic stop.
While on probation the teen must complete outpatient treatment and the highway patrol-led “Alive at 25” driver’s education program. She must also pay $95 to the court by the end of the year.
If she violates any of the terms of her probation, the court could impose a $750 fine and up to 178 days of time.
