Commonwealth v. a Juvenile

On April 7, 1988, a judge sitting in the juvenile session of the Salem Division of the District Court Department 1 dismissed charges of delinquency, concluding that, because the alleged offender had attained the age of eighteen, the juvenile court no longer had jurisdiction over the matter. The alleged offenses of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation of a motor vehicle (G. L. c. 90, § 24G [1988 ed.]), and endangering the lives or safety of the public by negligent operation of a motor vehicle (G. L. c. 90, § 24 [1988 ed.]), occurred on December 23, 1986, when the juve nile was…