His BAC reading was .26 following the fatal accident - what was it when he was originally arrested and when he was released to the friend???? Isn't there a possibility he stopped somewhere andhad a few more belts between the time he got back in his car and the time he wrecked??
I am not defending drunk driving, I'm generally pro-police, and I'm not a conspiracy theorist - but I think the friend is the least guilty of anyone here.
Something is missing from this whole story.
To pick it up the next day. Or, for some one else to pick it up.
Bar tenders are often charged when they fadcilitate a drunk getting too drunk then driving.
What kind of idiot takes a drunk to his car to drive home or anywhere else. This man deserves to go to prison. The poo ensign has no chance to do anything because of this man's negligence.
The police could have eaisily charged him even had his "friend" survived.