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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