VALPARAISO | A 17-year-old girl was waived to adult court Monday to face charges of drunken driving and causing a crash June 1 that resulted in the death of her close friend.

Juvenile Court Magistrate Edward Nemeth determined that since Alysha Ramos will turn 18 on Friday, the adult system is better suited to meet her needs and provide appropriate consequences if she fails to comply.

"The court finds that rehabilitation of the juvenile would require much more time than is available through the juvenile justice system," according to the waiver.

Nemeth also cited the seriousness of the charges and a lack of proper parental supervision in his decision.

Ramos reportedly was transported from juvenile detention to the Porter County Jail on Monday and adult charges are expected to be filed today, prosecutors said.

Ramos faces charges of reckless homicide, leaving the scene of an accident and drunken driving stemming from the early morning crash on County Road 1400 North, west of County Road 400 East, that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Alisha Purnick, of Valparaiso.

Police said Ramos was westbound and looked down to close her phone, at which time Purnick yelled for her to pay attention to the road. Ramos told police she looked up and discovered she had crossed the center line and was driving off the road.

After the crash, Ramos asked responding residents to call for help, then she flagged down a passing motorist and left the scene, police said. A family acquaintance later returned her to the scene, and police said she had a blood-alcohol concentration twice legal limit.

Purnick's father, Brian, asked Nemeth during a hearing earlier this month not to waive Ramos to adult court. He said the girls were as close as sisters and Ramos would have to live with the results of her actions.

Juvenile Probation Officer Erin Weber, who supported prosecutors' request for the waiver, said Ramos was required twice to complete an alcohol and drug program at Chesterton High School -- once for a tobacco infraction and once after writing a note about using marijuana.

The girl also has had several run-ins with the law in LaPorte County, including one drinking violation from 2005, Weber said. She also said the girl was expelled from Chesterton High School after missing 34 days of school. But it later was revealed the girl was attempting to enroll in school in LaPorte County where she was living with a boyfriend.