Sierra was high on opiates when she crashed her 2007 Honda Accord into the house at 107 mph. She had four other teens in the car, which she called the Beast and was showing how fast it could go.
The mother of Haleigh and Callie (below) was also injured.
Sec. 4. (a) The juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over an individual for an alleged violation of:
(1) IC 35-41-5-1(a) (attempted murder);
(2) IC 35-42-1-1 (murder);
(3) IC 35-42-3-2 (kidnapping);
(4) IC 35-42-4-1 (rape);
(5) IC 35-42-4-2 (criminal deviate conduct) (before its repeal);
(6) IC 35-42-5-1 (robbery) if:
(A) the robbery was committed while armed with a deadly weapon; or
(B) the robbery results in bodily injury or serious bodily injury;
(7) IC 35-42-5-2 (carjacking) (before its repeal);
(8) IC 35-47-2-1 (carrying a handgun without a license), if charged as a felony;
(9) IC 35-47-10 (children and firearms), if charged as a felony; or
(10) any offense that may be joined under IC 35-34-1-9(a)(2) with any crime listed in this subsection;
if the individual was at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the alleged violation.
These can also be trial as an adult on the basis for a prosecution motion. At 17 and charged with homicide, Sierra’s trial as an adult is well within the statute.