16-Year-Old Boy Driving Stolen Vehicle Charged In Woman's Death From Crash: Police

JESSUP, MD — A 16-year-old boy who police say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed head-on into an SUV, killing the driver, has been charged.

Shortly after 3 p.m. May 9, a 2017 Hyundai Sonata was heading eastbound on Guilford Road when it crossed the double yellow line in an attempt to pass a 2021 Tesla Model Y as the Tesla was attempting to turn left onto Twelve Sons Court. The Hyundai sideswiped the Tesla, then sideswiped a 2010 Honda Fit before colliding head-on with a 2021 Honda Civic, according to Howard County Police.

Four teens jumped out of the Hyundai and took off running. One of the four teens was injured in the crash and taken to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. He was listed as in serious but stable condition as of Saturday. The other three teens still remain at large. Police stated the Hyundai was stolen.

The driver of the Honda Civic, Bonnie Fuller Griffith, 69, of Columbia, was taken to Howard County General Hospital where she was pronounced dead, the police department stated. No one else was injured.

The teen who was taken to the hospital for treatment, who is from Laurel, has since been released from the hospital has been charged with auto manslaughter and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, Howard County Police announced Thursday. He is in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Services.

Police continue to search for the three teens and are working to identify them.