7/15/13 - A plea has been entered in the case last month in which two boys who had been drinking led police on a high-speed chase. The 14-year-old from Hartland was charged with five counts, including fleeing and eluding police for the June 19th incident. Livingston County Prosecutor Bill Vailliencourt tells WHMI that he entered a plea last week to Minor Operating a Motor Vehicle with Bodily Alcohol Content with an Occupant Less than 16 and Joyriding. A disposition is set for August 15th in juvenile court. Meanwhile, the 13-year-old passenger from Howell is due back in juvenile court July 23rd for a pre-trial hearing on charges of unlawful driving away of a vehicle and two counts of resisting and obstructing police. Both boys, who arenât being identified because of their juvenile status, were lodged in the Washtenaw Juvenile Detention Center after the incident, but have since been released into parental custody. The incident began when a state police trooper attempted to stop an SUV without tail lights on Clyde Road. When the driver refused to stop, a chase began that ended up drawing in units from the sheriffâs department as they traveled along M-59 and I-96 in excess of 100 miles per hour. The Hartland boy eventually lost control and crashed into a stand of trees in Oakland County's Lyon Township. Both he and the front seat passenger from Howell attempted to flee but were apprehended after a short foot chase. The three female passengers in the back seat, ages 14 and 15 and all from Fenton, were turned over to their parents. (JK)
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