The San Mateo, California, District Attorney, Steve Wagstaffe, has charged the teenager who crashed his car after a police chase with misdemeanor and felony offenses. He revealed this after David Blackwell, 19, was charged to court on Monday, April 13th, and he would need a top accident lawyer.
The San Jose resident is facing three felonies and three misdemeanors. He is currently in jail until he meets his bail bond set at $50 000. If he doesn’t meet the requirement, Blackwell will remain locked up until his next court date on April 24th.
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The crash the teenager was involved in occurred on Thursday, April 9th. A report by the California Highway Patrol disclosed that before noon on that day, an officer saw Blackwell driving an Audi at 109 miles per hour, while dangerously changing lanes.
The young man was in the area of Interstate 280 and Highway 92 at the time. The officer then followed the Audi as it got on 92 Half Moon Bay. The teenager kept driving, slowing down at one point like he intended to stop before taking off again.
Blackwell later lost control of the car while attempting a hairpin turn, and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. The female driver of the other vehicle fractured her wrist, thumbs, and ribs, and the medics took her to Stanford Hospital.
The police found three teenagers in the Audi with the Blackwell, and they said they told him to stop driving so fast. The trio said they only wanted a ride to the beach, and the officers also discovered that the vehicle was stolen.
There is no information on whether the young driver and his passengers sustained any injury. Those involved in a police chase crash should contact a top accident lawyer.
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