Two defendants pleaded guilty to criminal offences arising from their conduct following the accidental death of a 16-year-old boy who was skateboarding on an unlit highway at night.
The defendants struck the victim with a pickup truck, discovered his body in the truck bed, and then transported the body to a skateboard park to stage a skateboarding accident before calling 911 with a false report.
The court imposed consecutive jail sentences emphasizing denunciation and deterrence as paramount sentencing objectives, while acknowledging the defendants' youth, remorse, and rehabilitation prospects.
