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<p>HANOVER TWP. &#8212; The unlicensed teenager who was behind the wheel during a fatal April crash in Hanover Township has been charged with several driving offenses, police report.</p><p>Jasmine Cardona, 16, a Wyoming Valley West student from Plymouth, was ejected from a 2007 Mercury Mariner and later died at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.</p><p>The SUV was being driven by a 17-year-old girl from Wilkes-Barre, authorities reported previously.</p><p>In announcing the charges against the driver, police did not identify her.</p><p>Besides Cardona and the driver, there were four other teenagers in the car, several of whom were hurt, officers reported.</p><p>The vehicle was traveling south on South Main Street, in the area of Strand Street, at about 11 p.m. when it crossed into the northbound lane, struck and broke a PPL utility pole, and came to rest in an open field.</p><p>The driver will now face charges in juvenile court. The counts include accidents involving death or personal injury while not licensed plus related counts.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Times Leader Staff</p></bylineMeta></div>

Cops: Unlicensed driver charged in Hanover Twp. crash that killed teen