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Teen not jailed for incident
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A teen driver has escaped jail time but will be doing community service work for quite a while for nearly running over firemen and constables who were working an accident on Highway 55 Bypass.The teen driver, Jeffery Logan Chandler, 18, entered guilty pleas to charges of evading arrest and driving on a suspended license. He was given a three-year judicial diversion, meaning his criminal record will be erased if he completes the three-year term without getting into further trouble with the law. He must also perform 100 hours public service work, pay $250 plus costs, maintain full-time employment and undergo a drug and alcohol assessment.The teen was charged for trying to run through a roadblock at the scene of an accident on Highway 55.