(August 27, 2008)--A Baytown teenager could face as much as 20 years behind bars after taking responsibility for a joyride crash that led to the deaths of his brother and three friends.
The Houston Chronicle reported that Bobby Davis, 16, said Tuesday he crashed a stolen sport utility vehicle into a parked train.
His admission that the allegations against him were "true" is the juvenile court equivalent of a no-contest plea, and it came after prosecutors reduced charges against him from four counts of felony murder to four counts of manslaughter, District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Donna Hawkins said.
A judge last year rejected Harris County prosecutors' request to certify Davis, then 15, to be tried as an adult.
Davis was accused of stealing a neighbor's Jeep Cherokee and taking the younger teenagers on a joyride.
The railroad crossing had no streetlights, flashing lights or crossing arms, and the tanker car that Davis struck had no reflective material to help make it visible at night.
Davis was scheduled to go on trial next week, but now faces a punishment hearing on Sept. 23.
He faces punishment ranging from probation to 20 years behind bars.
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