Teen in bar crash faces 17 more charges

August 24, 2000|By A SUN STAFF WRITER

A 15-year-old Baltimore youth accused of driving a stolen car through the wall of a Carney bar is facing 17 additional charges, Baltimore County Deputy State's Attorney Howard Merker said yesterday.

On Monday, officials charged the teen-ager as a juvenile with grand-theft auto and destruction of property; they also issued seven traffic citations. Police say the youth drove a Subaru Outback through a wall at Firehouse Tavern in the 2800 block of E. Joppa Road on the night of Aug. 14, injuring 16 patrons.

Merker said the youth was charged yesterday with 17 counts of second-degree assault - one for each person injured in the bar and the driver of a vehicle who was injured when his car was struck before the car ran into the building.

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