9/26/13 - One of two boys who had been drinking and led police on a high-speed chase has been removed from his parentsâ home by the court. The 14-year-old from Howell previously pleaded guilty to unlawful driving away of an automobile and furnishing alcohol to a minor in connection with the June 19th chase. At a recent dispositional hearing, the court determined that it was not in his best interest to remain at home, saying his parents were unable to maintain behavior in accordance with the law and his probation. He was committed to the care of the Michigan Department of Human Services for 120 to 180 days. Another dispositional review hearing has been scheduled for October 1st. The boy was a passenger in the vehicle that was driven by a 14 year old friend from Hartland. That teen entered a plea to charges of Minor Operating a Motor Vehicle with Bodily Alcohol Content with an Occupant Less than 16 and Joyriding. In exchange, prosecutors dismissed charges of fleeing and eluding, unlawful driving away of a vehicle and resisting police. The driver was subsequently sentenced to one year of intensive probation. 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 Lyon Township. Both he and the passenger 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. (TD/JK)
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