[WinMod70]

Not my state either. But in my mind this was a perfect storm of bad decisions by both the drunk driver and the dad. If the drunk driver didn’t get behind the wheel, nothing happens, if the dad doesn’t drive around on empty nothing happens, if the dad walks home to get some gas maybe a crash happens but the kids don’t get killed. If the drunk driver wasn’t 21 others will be implicated.

[Alaska Wolf]

if the dad doesn’t drive around on empty nothing happens, if the dad walks home to get some gas maybe a crash happens but the kids don’t get killed.

The difference being that the father wasn't doing anything illegal. As soon as the drunk got behind the wheel, he was breaking the law.

[Ratman83]

True on your if thens but only one was criminal the DWI.