# Teen wants to plead guilty to Melbourne CBD crash

> A 16-year-old charged with hitting a pedestrian in a stolen car near Flinders Street Station tells court he wants to admit guilt.
- Title: Teen wants to plead guilty to Melbourne CBD crash · Abc
- Summary: A 16-year-old charged with hitting a pedestrian in a stolen car near Flinders Street Station tells court he wants to admit guilt. A sixteen-year-old charged…
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- Source: Abc — https://abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/teenager-court-charged-over-crash-flinders-street/107282426
- Published: 2026-10-19T01:25:12+00:00
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- Topics: melbourne, flinders street station, children's court, stolen car, pedestrian, crash, news, politics
## Stolen car hits woman near Flinders Street
A sixteen-year-old allegedly crashed a stolen Ford Escape into a fifty-seven-year-old woman near Flinders Street Station on October eleventh during the Melbourne Marathon.
## Teen tells court he wants to plead guilty
The boy appeared in children's court via video link and asked the magistrate directly: "Can't I just plead guilty today? I've done what I've done. I want to plead guilty to all of this."

> Can't I just plead guilty today? I've done what I've done. I want to plead guilty to all of this.
## Lawyer urges caution before plea
The boy's defence lawyer told him it was "something we have to talk about more carefully" before he could enter a guilty plea in open court.

> something we have to talk about more carefully
## Charges and next court date set
The sixteen-year-old faces charges including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, driving offences, failing to render assistance, theft and handling stolen goods. All cases will be heard together on November nineteenth.
## Key takeaway

A sixteen-year-old charged with crashing a stolen car into a fifty-seven-year-old woman near Flinders Street Station on October eleventh told children's court he wants to plead guilty to all charges.