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Originally posted by SpaceAce
An aberration in the criminal justice system. I'm sorry for your loss but your statement that it happened to someone you know doesn't really prove anything. I know details of this case and none about your cousin's case.
If it is a straight case of a drunk driver killing your cousin and her two children, probation is a ridiculous sentence and not what would be expected. If there are other factors (your cousin was also drunk, she was driving the wrong way on a freeway, she crossed the center line, she was running from the police, whatever) that you haven't listed, that could also effect a sentence.
SpaceAce
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Nothing out of the ordinary. The family was driving home after 4th of july activities.
Her husband was driving, little Ray was in the front passenger seat, she was sitting in the back with the baby in the carrier.
The drunk girl crossed the median on the highway into their lane, Ray turned left to avoid her she tried to correct herself the impact was on little Ray's and my cousin's side, they were killed instantly.
The baby lived for a couple of hours after that and Ray survived with a broken shoulder.
I've seen worse in the criminal justice system in Texas. People think it's the wild wild west that everyone gets a hanging.
That's just not true.
They are trying to crack down on drunk drivers but there is no teeth in their laws.
My brother's-in-law father was caught drunk driving over 10 times before he ever served any jail time and that was over a span of about 20 years...and that was just being caught. The guy was a total alcoholic and had driven drunk more times than I could count.
Only after he served some jail time did he finally get prison time after being caught many more times.
Even though this chick was drunk, the guy was in the wrong place and if she had not been drunk it would have been considered his fault.
She could have stopped right there, called the police, plead guilty to all the other shit and there's a good chance a VERY good chance she would have not served any time.
Edited to add:
Even if she had we're talking months not years.