# Wants mother charged for her son's reckless driving causing passenger's death **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 1, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052 "2024-09-01T13:54:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/1 "2024-09-01T13:54:56Z")
> **[Family of 18-year-old killed in high-speed Michigan crash wants teen driver's...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flynn-mackrell-high-speed-michigan-crash-victim-family-wants-teen-driver-mother-charged/)** > > The teen's mother used an app to track her son's car and was aware that he frequently drove over 100 mph, according to police records. AOL commenter: _" … all of the high end luxury cars, my 2019 Lincoln MKC included, have a provision for them to electronically govern the speed for any driver. …"_ ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/2 "2024-09-01T14:41:33Z")
**EDIT:** I missed the drivers age being 16, I agree, mommy should be held accountable… The minor IS HER responsibility… ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/3 "2024-09-01T15:06:19Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > parent can no longer control their kids legally at the adult age of 18 The passenger was 18… the driver was **16** and exceeded 100 mph on a QUARTER of his drives! Why didn’t mommy take the keys away? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/4 "2024-09-01T15:11:18Z")
Oops, missed that somehow, thanks for clearing it up for me… OK, I thought the driver was also 18, yeah, mommy should have to account for her actions, or there lack of, if it was her minor driving the vehicle… ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/5 "2024-09-01T15:12:59Z")
+1 to Mustangman’s comment. And, although I can’t seem to find the exact details of this situation, one of the TV news reports stated that Mommie Dearest was getting those notices of his excessive speeding for several months, and the only action that she took was to give Sonny Boy a **faster** car. Presumably, the faster car was the X3, but I don’t know what he was driving before the X3. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/6 "2024-09-01T15:13:13Z")
> [@Robert-Gift](#): > > my 2019 Lincoln MKC included, have a provision for them to electronically govern the speed for any driver Yes, newer Fords can do this. The only brand I’ve found that does. > **[New technology lets parents set controls for teen drivers](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-technology-lets-parents-set-controls-for-teen-drivers/)** > > Ford MyKey, GM Family Link and other options let parents set limits and track their teens on the road There are aftermarket “tuners” that can limit speed and acceleration much the same way they change calibrations to make cars faster. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/7 "2024-09-01T15:14:22Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > if it was her minor driving the vehicle It was “her minor”, and she gifted him with a faster car a few months after the first reports of his speeding–according to one of the TV news reports that I saw. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/8 "2024-09-01T15:14:33Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > faster car was the X3, but I don’t know what he was driving before the X3 These days even pretty dull cars can exceed 100 mph! ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/9 "2024-09-01T15:15:48Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > These days even pretty dull cars can exceed 100 mph! Sure, but are they as fast and as “sporty” as a K-car? 😏 ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/10 "2024-09-01T15:20:33Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > fast and as “sporty” as a K-car? Shockingly enough, a 96 hp 2.2 liter Plymouth reliant K-car could theoretically top 100 mph… top speed 104! Might take a week to get there… 🥴 > **[1984 Plymouth Reliant SE 4-Door Sedan full range specs](https://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/plymouth/reliant_k/reliant_se_4-door/1984.html#gsc.tab=0)** > > All Plymouth Reliant SE 4-Door Sedan versions offered for the year 1984 with complete specs, performance and technical data in the catalogue of cars. ---
**Author:** ![Beancounter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@Beancounter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beancounter)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/11 "2024-09-01T15:25:53Z")
Yes, but the driver was 16, legally a “child”, and the parents had reason to know how their “child” was using their vehicle. At the same time the passenger was 18, legally an “adult” and responsible for their own decisions but I have to wonder why an 18 year old hadn’t been taught that riding with someone driving like that is dangerous and wonder why an 18 year old is still “hanging around” with a 16 year old ? But in the end it’s a tragic situation and even all the Attorneys and Courts in the can’t turn the clock backwards. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wants-mother-charged-for-her-sons-reckless-driving-causing-passengers-death/196052/12 "2024-09-01T19:46:44Z")
Previously the teen was hitting 100mph+ in the family’s Audi coupe. No mention of model.