00:00 The teenager is accused of being behind the wheel of a Toyota Avalon which police believe
00:07 was stolen from a home in Chisholm on Wednesday night just before it was involved in the crash.
00:13 Early investigations suggest the car ran a red light before colliding with a ute at the
00:17 intersection of Karinga Drive and Clary Hermes Drive on the Barton Highway just before midnight.
00:23 The crash caused critical injuries to 19-year-old passenger Joshua Stewart who died in the Canberra
00:29 Hospital a short time later.
00:31 Two 14-year-old passengers in the back seat were also injured and one of them remains
00:36 in a critical condition.
00:38 Police say a witness heard the teenager say "I'm going to jail, I've killed my mate" moments
00:43 after the crash.
00:45 He was charged with culpable driving causing death and dishonest driving of a vehicle but
00:50 today in the ACT Children's Court he was charged with another two offences related to driving
00:56 causing grievous bodily harm.
00:58 Today lawyers for the teenager applied for bail telling the court he doesn't have a criminal
01:03 history and that detaining an Aboriginal boy must be a last resort.
01:08 Prosecutors on the other hand are concerned about his risk of re-offending.
01:12 They argued this crash was a climax of what they say is escalating behaviour.
01:18 In the end Magistrate Glenn Theakston decided to grant bail but under a set of conditions
01:23 which he said effectively amounted to house arrest.
01:27 That involves staying at his mother's house 24/7, being allowed to leave with an approved
01:32 adult or to attend school and also being subject to random drug and alcohol testing.
01:38 He's also been instructed not to contact the other boys involved in the crash.
01:43 Police are still investigating this matter but it will return to court in three weeks
01:48 time.
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