Teen Driver Facing Charges for Alleged Snapchat Use Surrenders to Police
The teen allegedly used Snapchat's speed filter before rear-ending another car.
— -- The Georgia teenager who allegedly used Snapchat while speeding, and was charged Wednesday for reckless driving among other offenses, turned herself in to local police last night.
Christal McGee, 19, turned herself in to the Clayton County Sheriff's Department yesterday. The teenager allegedly used the Snapchat speed filter while driving last September, and rear-ended a vehicle driven by Wentworth Maynard.
Maynard spent weeks in a coma and suffered permanent brain damage because of the crash, according to his family.
Two passengers in McGee's Mercedes claim that she used Snapchat's speed filter prior to the crash, ABC Atlanta affiliate WSB-TV reported.
Snapchat's speed filter works by having users take a photo on Snapchat and a filter then recording the speed of motion on the screen. The filter has become popular for teens to send photos of those speeds to each other to compete for the highest number.
On Wednesday, McGee was charged with reckless driving, super speeder, driving too fast for conditions and serious injury by vehicle -- a felony, according to WSB-TV.
McGee was injured in the crash, and even posted a photo of her injuries on Snapchat after the crash.
Maynard’s family filed the lawsuit against both McGee and Snapchat.
Snapchat issued a statement to ABC News in response to the lawsuit saying, "We actively discourage our community from using the speed filter while driving, including by displaying a 'Do NOT Snap and Drive' warning message in the app itself."
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