Teen accused in crash that killed 2 homeless men in Escondido arraigned

ESCONDIDO (CNS) - A 13-year-old girl who allegedly stole her mother's SUV, then crashed it off an Escondido street while fleeing a traffic stop —

killing two homeless men sleeping on the roadside — pleaded not guilty today to vehicular manslaughter and other charges.

The teenager, whose name has been withheld because she is a minor, was taken into custody Thursday morning and booked into juvenile hall in San Diego, according to the Escondido Police Department.

Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, the girl, who had taken her mother's Ford Explorer without permission and was driving around with...