SAL GIRL TRIED AS JUVIE S.S.

A MONTEREY COUNTY JUDGE HAS RULED THAT A 17 YEAR-OLD SALINAS GIRL, ACCUSED OF KILLING 2 PEOPLE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DRUNK, WILL BE TRIED AS A JUVENILE. THE TEEN, WHO WAS DRIVING A BORROWED S.U.V. A HIGH SPEED WHEN SHE SLAMMED INTO A MINIVAN NEAR LAKE SAN ANTONIO LAST MAY, WILL FACE MURDER CHARGES. 2 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HER BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS MEASURED AT 2.1.?TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT FOR ADULTS. SHE COULD BE SENTENCED TO SERVE UP TO 7 YEARS BEHIND BARS.