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Julia Ware, 16, sobs in court as she's confronted by angry parents branding her a murderer for killing three classmates in speeding SUV smash 'after her dad sent them to get him a sandwich'
Julia Ware, who was 15 at the time of the accident, appeared at Wayne County Court in Honesdale, Pennslyvania, on Wednesday.
The families of Shamus Digney, Cullen Keffer and Ryan Lesher - who were all 15 - watched her admit to five of the 12 counts she was charged with by prosecutors.
After the hearing was over, a grieving father branded Ware, of Pleasantville, New York, a murderer.
The tenth grader accepted responsibility for three felony counts of homicide by vehicle and two misdemeanor counts of accident involving death or injury.
You saw the torment that girl had today. You saw the upset
Julia Ware's lawyer John Stieh
She struggled with her emotions throughout the proceedings and tried to avoid eye contact.
Her father, Michael Ware, is awaiting trial on three counts of involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children and other charges for allegedly allowing Ware to drive, the
A written statement from Ware claimed the man gave her permission to drive so she could go pick up breakfast, according to the
No trial date is set for the 53-year-old.
Ware will be back in court within a month for the juvenile equivalent of sentencing and there are some who feel she should be treated as an adult.
The father of one of the dead boys, Ed Lesher, said: 'She knew she was wrong.
'She knew she shouldn't have been driving. She knew she was going fast.
'The boys were telling her to slow down. She didn't slow down.
'She thought it was funny to go faster. She murdered three boys, one of them my son Ryan.
'She should be punished like her father.'
Family and friends of the three dead Council Rock High School South students showed up at court wearing identical shirts and carrying signs and photos in honor of their loved ones.
The shirts had CRS written on the back in honor of Cullen, Ryan and Shamus.
One sign read: 'Be a parent to your child before being a friend.'
Another said: 'Charge Julia Ware as an Adult.'
During the crash, which occurred over Labor Day weekend in Paupack Township, two other passengers in Ware's 2001 Chevrolet Suburban were injured,
Police think the unlicensed driver was speeding when she lost control of the SUV.
It rolled over several times during the deadly accident.
John Stieh, who represented Ware, said: '[The Ware family has] done nothing but express the deepest of sorrows since this happened.'
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Julia Ware, who was 15 at the time of the accident, appeared at Wayne County Court in Honesdale, Pennslyvania, on Wednesday.
The families of Shamus Digney, Cullen Keffer and Ryan Lesher - who were all 15 - watched her admit to five of the 12 counts she was charged with by prosecutors.
After the hearing was over, a grieving father branded Ware, of Pleasantville, New York, a murderer.
The tenth grader accepted responsibility for three felony counts of homicide by vehicle and two misdemeanor counts of accident involving death or injury.
You saw the torment that girl had today. You saw the upset
Julia Ware's lawyer John Stieh
She struggled with her emotions throughout the proceedings and tried to avoid eye contact.
Her father, Michael Ware, is awaiting trial on three counts of involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children and other charges for allegedly allowing Ware to drive, the
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reported.A written statement from Ware claimed the man gave her permission to drive so she could go pick up breakfast, according to the
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. No trial date is set for the 53-year-old.
Ware will be back in court within a month for the juvenile equivalent of sentencing and there are some who feel she should be treated as an adult.
The father of one of the dead boys, Ed Lesher, said: 'She knew she was wrong.
'She knew she shouldn't have been driving. She knew she was going fast.
'The boys were telling her to slow down. She didn't slow down.
'She thought it was funny to go faster. She murdered three boys, one of them my son Ryan.
'She should be punished like her father.'
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Family and friends of the three dead Council Rock High School South students showed up at court wearing identical shirts and carrying signs and photos in honor of their loved ones.
The shirts had CRS written on the back in honor of Cullen, Ryan and Shamus.
One sign read: 'Be a parent to your child before being a friend.'
Another said: 'Charge Julia Ware as an Adult.'
During the crash, which occurred over Labor Day weekend in Paupack Township, two other passengers in Ware's 2001 Chevrolet Suburban were injured,
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reported. Police think the unlicensed driver was speeding when she lost control of the SUV.
It rolled over several times during the deadly accident.
John Stieh, who represented Ware, said: '[The Ware family has] done nothing but express the deepest of sorrows since this happened.'
