AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced a Colden teenager was arraigned Thursday morning in Amherst Town Court on three counts of second-degree manslaughter, one count of reckless driving, one count of imprudent speed, one count of failure to keep right, one count of insufficient tail lamps and one count of no headlights.
The district attorney's office said on February 20, 18-year-old Jayla L. Mueller was driving at a high-rate of speed on John James Audubon Parkway in the Town of Amherst. Mueller allegedly lost control of the vehicle on the ramp onto Millersport Highway.
Three passengers were ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The victims were identified as 18-year-old Azathiel Pabon, 19-year-old Isabella French and 20-year-old Dakota Eldridge.
Mueller and a 17-year-old passenger were taken to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries.
Mueller is scheduled to return for a felony hearing on May 17. She faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
