St. Charles teen in court for probation violation in fatal DUI crash
Hailey Zenk, 19, is due in court Thursday morning after being accused of violating the terms of her probation by tampering with an alcohol monitor, and the victim's families are calling for her to go to jail.
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A St. Charles County teen convicted in a drunk driving crash that killed three other teens in Lincoln County is due back in court Thursday morning after allegedly violating the terms of her probation.
Prosecutors say they filed to revoke Hailey Zenk's, 19, probation after she tampered with her alcohol monitor. Prosecutors say there were two instances of tampering with the device, which monitors alcohol levels in someone's body by being in contact with the person's skin. The victim's families want Zenk to go to jail.
Zenk was taken into custody and is being held at the St. Charles County Justice Center after violating her probation. Zenk is due back in court at 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning for a bond reduction hearing.
The drunk driving crash happened back in Feb. 2023 in Lincoln County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a 2008 Ford Focus was driving north when it briefly flew into the air, skidded off the road, hit a tree, and flipped over.
William Flickinger, 18, Emily McNees, 17, and Kaeden Tyler, 15, were pronounced dead at the scene. Zenk, who was 17 at the time, and another person in the car survived.
Zenk took an Alford plea in the case in June but she was only sentenced to 120 days of shock time in jail. The judge in the case, Michael Fagras, called the sentence justice with tempered mercy. Zenk tearfully apologized in court back in June.
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