A 14-year-old girl out for

a joy ride Monday faces serious charges after speeding away from a Peachtree

City police officer at Harmony Village Apartments.

The youth originally stopped

the vehicle on orders from Officer Vicki Roman, the courtesy officer at

the apartment complex, said Maj. Mike DuPree of the Peachtree City Police

Department. But as Roman crossed in front of the car, the driver accelerated

and Roman managed to dodge the moving vehicle as it fled the scene, DuPree

said.

The vehicle was later found

in the Glenloch area by officers, DuPree said. Roman was not injured,

he confirmed.

The driver, who was taken to

the Youth Detention Center in Griffin, was charged with aggravated assault

on a police officer, reckless driving, reckless conduct and driving without

a license. The passenger in the vehicle was released to family members

after being charged with being an unruly juvenile and allowing another

to violate a state law.

DuPree said that although Roman

was not in uniform, she verbally identified herself as a police officer

and showed her police identification and had her police radio with her.

Roman was informed the driver was underage by residents in Harmony Village,

DuPree added.

The vehicle belonged to a family

friend of the passenger, DuPree said. The parents were not charged because

they were unaware the car was taken by the youths, he added.

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