Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Driving Death
From Staff and Wire Reports
A teenager accused of driving her family’s station wagon into two bicyclists in January, killing a 6-year-old girl and injuring her friend, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of felony hit and run and one of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. A preliminary hearing was set for June 9.
Megan Coughran, 18, a high school senior, entered the plea Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Amy Malzbender died after the Jan. 28 collision in Palo Alto.
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