Matter of Huff

HUDOCK, Judge:

On April 26, 1987, the Appellant, who was then 17 years old, was involved in an automobile accident in which the vehicle he was driving struck and killed a seven-year-old boy. On May 14, 1987 the Pennsylvania State Police issued two citations charging the Appellant with reckless driving1 *578and driving at an unsafe speed2. A hearing was held June 2, 1987, on the two summary traffic offenses before a district justice. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Appellant was found guilty of both summary offenses. On July 15, 1987, the Erie County Juvenile Probation Department filed a…