Driver in Marin Co. crash that killed 4 teens facing charges, attorney tells ABC7 News

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Thursday, October 23, 2025
Driver in Marin Co. crash that killed 4 teens facing charges: source

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- The teen driver in an April 2025 Marin County crash that killed 4 teens is now facing charges.

The driver's attorney, Charles Dresow tells ABC7 News I-Team reporter Melanie Woodrow, his client has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence.

She is also facing two infractions, for driving at a speed unsafe for prevailing conditions and driving with a provisional license with passengers under 20 years old, without a licensed parent or guardian.

The victims killed were Ada Kepley, Josy Osborn, Olive Koren and Sienna Katz.

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The driver and one passenger survived.

ABC7 News is not naming the driver because she is a minor.

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According to a California Highway Patrol Report, the teen driver crashed into a tree in Marin County on April 18 at 7:25 p.m. The report said she was traveling at an unsafe speed between 60-65 miles per hour, in a 40-mile-per-hour zone. The speed was determined by the speedometer which the CHP says was frozen above 60 mph.

The driver's next court date is set for December 3.

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