Teen girl dies in rollover UTV crash, OR cops say. 18-year-old driver arrested
The crash happened after midnight Sunday, May 18, on Sauvie Island, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Ayden Heard was driving an off-road vehicle on private property with Ava Crews when they crashed and rolled,KPTV reported.
The teen girl died at the scene, deputies said.
Heard was taken to a hospital for evaluation then booked into jail on suspicion of manslaughter, reckless driving, reckless endangerment and DUII charges, according to jail records.
He has since been released after posting bail, which was set at $50,000.
Heard plead not guilty to the charges during a Monday, May 20, court hearing, KATU reported.
During the hearing, the teen girl's mom made a statement.
'We wish we were not writing these words and want you to know she was everything someone could hope for in a daughter, a truly beautiful soul,' Brooke Crews said, as reported by KPTV. 'While our hearts are broken for our daughter, our hearts are also broken for Ayden and his family.'
'We are pleading with this court not to ruin Ayden's life. He will suffer enough, and it will not bring our daughter back, and in fact, it is not something she would have wanted, and it would tarnish her memory,' the news outlet reported the mom saying in court.
Ava Crews was 17 years old and a student at Scappoose High School, KGW8 reported.
Sauvie Island is about a 20-mile drive northwest from Portland.
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