But, to her parents and educators, I'd have to say, what a fine job you've done there... /s
I can understand the reaction. It was probably more of “This can’t be happening to me.”
She sure ruined her life. How many of us drove in that condition when we were young and stupid?
Anyhow she got 14 years. Not nearly enough.
More and more I am coming around to the Ancient Egyptian drunk driving laws. A drunken charioteer ran down a priestess of Hathor, killing her. They crucified him over the door of the bar where he got drunk.
The text says she blew three times over the legal limit. I watched seven minutes of the video and I wouldn’t have guessed she had a single drink. She is coherent (but shook up), not reeling, staggering or stumbling, and polite to the officers. If I were 3X the legal limit, I would be a goner.
14 years is nothing. She only got this little because 1, woman, and 2, murdering people with a car gets you less time than with a gun.
This has to change. Vehicular manslaughter needs to be bumped up to at least 2nd degree murder, if not 1st degree if driving drunk.
It’s obvious she’s in a state of shock. The tomorrow for her is going to be sheer horror.
Not talking specifically about this case, but.
Driving along sober and someone steps out in front of you. Not your fault.
Have 2 drinks first. Vehicular Homicide.
Cars should be coming in 25’ requiring sobriety check to drive them because drunks are so prevalent
Sad.
https://www.bradleyscout.com/news/melgoza-sentenced-to-14-years-after-fatal-dui/
Per the above, she blew three times over the limit.
Also interesting: per another article I ran across, she also was charged for pot possession.
I wonder if that, the pot possession, was one if the charges dropped.
And if so, why?
That’s the only article I have seen that mentions the pot.
Driving home from work at 0030 this morning I followed two cars being driven by impaired drivers.