“What if ...” asked the father of a teen who died following an ATV crash last year in Butler County Juvenile Court on Wednesday.

During the court proceeding, the 17-year-old driver who caused the deadly collision learned his punishment which included a number of standard and uniquely catered restrictions that could last until he turns 21.

But first, Charles “Chuck” Buck of Chicora was given the opportunity to speak on behalf of his family regarding the death of his son, 16-year-old Briggs R. Buck.

He wondered out loud what might have happened if the teenaged driver involved had called 911 after the ATV rolled over. What if the driver had sought help from neighbors or family? What if his son had gotten immediate medical attention?

“Would Briggs have had a chance to survive?” the father asked. “That night, (the driver’s) decision to leave Briggs was heinous and criminal. He left more than just a body that night. He left a person. A human being. A person he called his best friend.”

The juvenile driver, according to previous court records and testimony, on Feb. 27 had a blood-alcohol level at least four times the legal limit for teen drivers and might have been under the influence of cocaine when he lost control of his ATV between Butternut and Spruce roads.

Investigators have alleged the boy left Briggs by the roadside, drove home and went to bed without using his cell phone to call for help.

The teen driver, accompanied to court by his parents, made no statements in court Wednesday. He previously acknowledged guilt to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol.

An admission in juvenile court is parallel to a guilty plea in adult court. And Wednesday’s hearing, called a disposition, is parallel to a sentencing in adult court.

President Judge Thomas Doerr followed recommendations made by court officials including the boy’s probation officer: The boy remains on probation and under house arrest with electronic monitoring.

Under the rules of juvenile court, the judge could choose to keep the boy under court supervision until his 21st birthday. However, the case and circumstances will next be reviewed May 25, and then periodically afterward to determine if the restrictions should be changed.

“I wish I had something comforting or remotely profound to make this process better for you,” Judge Doerr told Briggs’ father, who was accompanied by a dozen of the boy’s family members and friends.

The judge earlier accepted 18 written statements from members of the community. They were not read Wednesday, and those people were not given an opportunity to speak.

The judge’s order, which was issued with a few words from Doerr both as a judge and a father, also included a number of restrictions unique to this case.

Among them:

n The boy’s driver’s license is suspended. He is not permitted to drive or be a passenger in a car, motor bike or ATV.

n The boy is not permitted to go hunting.

n The boy is not permitted to have any contact with his uncle, Steven Ray Rider Jr., 33, of Parker Township, who still faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter because of the crash.

State police allege Rider provided both boys with beer and liquor on the day of the fatal crash.

n The boy must perform 1,000 hours of community service with a volunteer fire department.

n The boy, a junior at Karns City High School, must attend school. But he is not permitted to go to any functions that are not related to education.

n The boy is not permitted to have any social media or e-mail accounts.

n The boy must journal, starting with the topic, “When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back. A page of history is worth a volume of logic.”

n The boy must attend counseling three to five times a week.

Accompanying the Briggs family was Butler attorney Ray Conlon, who said the Briggs’ family “is still investigating all legal aspects” of the case.