Crash kills 2; teen charged

A Woodridge teenager faces reckless homicide and drunken drivingcharges after her car crashed in Bolingbrook early Friday, killingtwo teenagers and leaving a third in critical condition, officialssaid.

But the father of one of the victims said he hopes officialsdon't pursue the charges.

"I think it would be horrible if they brought charges againstthe girl. I believe it was an accident," said Neal Price of DownersGrove.Two counts of reckless homicide and one of aggravated drivingunder the influence were filed Friday against Amanda M. Turner, 17,of the first block of Brook Court, Woodridge, the DuPage Countystate's attorney's office said.Bond was set at $3 million for Turner, who will be arrested whenshe is released from the hospital, the state's attorney's officesaid. The reckless homicide charge carries a penalty of three to 14years in prison.Pronounced dead at the scene were front-seat passengers JoleneTurner, 15, a relative of Amanda Turner's who lived at the sameaddress, and Price's son Corey, 17, who had worked with Amanda Turnerat a quick-lube business.Ryan Hobbs, 18, of Westmont, was in critical condition at EdwardHospital, where Turner was in good condition, officials said.Hobbs' brother Steve, 21, was treated and released, as wasPrice's brother Nicholas, 18, officials said.The accident occurred about 2:15 a.m. when a Ford Mustang Turnerwas driving northbound in the 900 block of Ashbury left the roadwayand hit a tree in the parkway, Bolingbrook police said.Neal Price and his wife, Gayle, were stunned by the loss oftheir son. Neal said of Corey, "He was a fun-loving boy. He waswell-liked and had a good work ethic."Gayle Price said Corey was "a responsible kid. He was in thewrong place at the wrong time. He has lots of friends. He will bemissed."