Two teens charged in TikTok car-stunt incidents in Northampton County

Two teenagers in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, have been charged after prosecutors said separate TikTok inspired car stunts earlier this year killed a 17 year old and left a 20 year old with catastrophic, permanent head injuries. The incidents, one on June 1 in the Freedom High School parking lot in Bethlehem Township and another on March 18 at a park and ride lot on William Penn Highway, were unrelated, authorities said.

Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta said a 17 year old male driver is charged with involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors allege he tied an upside down folding table to the back of his car and pulled a 17 year old friend seated on the table at significant speed. Prosecutors said the vehicle’s motion whipped the rider into a parked car, causing fatal head trauma. Local reports identified the victim as David Nagy, 17. The juvenile driver has not been publicly identified.

In the March incident, Baratta said, a 19 year old woman faces counts including aggravated assault, aggravated assault by vehicle, careless driving and persons hanging on a vehicle after prosecutors allege she drove while a 20 year old friend stood on the trunk....