By: CHRISTOPHER RUVO
The Intelligencer

A teenager has been charged with homicide by vehicle and related offenses in connection with a Warrington car crash that killed a Central Bucks South High School student in September.

Bucks County District Attorney Michelle Henry said the charges were filed Thursday. Henry would not release the accused teen's name or say why authorities believe charges are warranted.

"We can't say much because the person is a juvenile," Henry said.

The teen's case will be heard in juvenile court. Penalties could range from probation to being placed in a juvenile detention center if the teen is adjudicated delinquent, said Henry.

At the time of the accident, Warrington police identified the driver of the vehicle as a 17-year-old Warrington girl. Police said the teen and her passengers were students at CB South.

One of those passengers, Alexandra Smolin, 16, died after the driver lost control around a slight curve in the road. The car, a white Chevrolet Cobalt, spun across the road and slammed sideways into a tree.

Alexandra was in the back seat of the car that was traveling east on Street Road. Warrington Police Chief James J. Miller said the rear passenger side of the vehicle sustained the brunt of the impact.

Alexandra was declared dead at the scene. The 17-year-old driver and another passenger, a 16-year-old male from Warrington, were taken to Abington Memorial Hospital, police said. Both were treated and released.

Alexandra moved to Warrington from St. Lucie County, Fla., about three weeks before the crash. She had just started her junior year at CB South.

Christopher Ruvo can be reached at 215-345-3147 or cruvo@phillyburbs.com