Overview
- The Gap prosecutor says the driver, 18, acknowledged responsibility, was placed under judicial supervision, and will be summoned before the correctional court for involuntary manslaughter.
- A 17-year-old who was also questioned had his custody lifted while prosecutors review his possible role.
- The boy was thrown into the Cerveyrette during a U-turn while riding a towed box spring as part of a social-media challenge, and rescuers recovered his body the next day downstream.
- Authorities report the driver was licensed, insured, unknown to the justice system, and not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- A Leetchi fundraiser has been launched for funeral expenses as the case highlights the risks of ‘mattress surfing’ and similar online stunts.