Old accident, new charges


ALABAMA: Police this week charged a 16-year-old boy with two counts of manslaughter after an Aug. 22 accident left a pregnant woman dead. David James Mears was charged by Madison police weeks after the accident. David was driving through an intersection when he t-boned the pregnant woman's car. Cynthia Sandefur, 19, and her unborn child died in the wreck. Police are using a law called the Brody Bill that allows for a second criminal charge when a pregnant woman is murdered or killed. More details can be found here.


Waiting for more details ...

MASSACHUSETTS: I have been waiting for more details on this case, but nothing clear has emerged yet. A 15-year-old girl died in Marblehead, Mass., this summer when she was crossing the street. I've been watching it to see how old the driver is, and he has yet to be charged. But this story from the Salem News says the boy had only been driving for a few months, and already had several speeding tickets and a three-month suspension.

The family of the girl, Allie Castner, is distraught, naturally. The accident happened Aug. 24.

UPDATE: The state has finally revoked the license of the 19-year-old driver, Thomas Larivee. Story is here Larivee's eventful driving record is here.

Allie has officially been added to our tally of deaths caused by teen drivers.