Causing a Death While Driving Drunk

people go to jail for at least 5 years usually

*eta unless you are a dallas cowboys player or a rich white kid from dallas

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I have a friend that was driving a side-by-side with 3 other people, all were drinking or drunk. He rolled the ATV and one of the girls died. They were all over 30 at the time.
The girl who died had surrendered parental rights to her aunt because of drugs and alcohol. The girls mom is pressing charges for manslaughter and some other stuff because she knows he owns several restaurants in the area. It’s ugly.
Do people usually just get probation? Should he go to jail? What usually happens in these cases?

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If you voluntarily get into the vehicle with someone driving drunk I have a very hard time believing you or your posterity are entitled to anything as a result of your death or injuries stemming from an accident. That's just my opinion, I have no idea what the law says.

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side-by-side with 3 other people

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all were drinking or drunk

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rolled the ATV

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girl who died had surrendered parental rights to her aunt because of drugs and alcohol

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girls mom is pressing charges for manslaughter and some other stuff because she knows he owns several restaurants

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This story has it all.

Last case I handled where a drunk driver killing someone resulted in him going to jail for 5 years. He served 3. I hope your friend serves longer.

It comes down to the individual case and judge.

I recently saw a guy get only three years probation for killing someone. (5 years hard labor sentence was suspended).

Then you'll get a similar case where someone ends up doing a couple of years before getting released on good time.

Sounds like if he gets light on criminal charges, she is going to squeeze him tight for every dime in civil court.

you're going to jail bro

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and some other stuff

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like what his truck nuts?

Knew someone who was drunk, weaved across the lane, and hit someone head on. Killed a 17 year old kid.

Got 10 years the max under Bama law.

He's fricked . Prison for 25 years and lose everything sounds like justice.

I know (knew) a girl who was 20 in SC who drove drunk, ran over a motorcylist who had already fallen off his bike and was likely dead before she came along, per coroner. But she kept driving after running over the body. Remembers nothing.

16 years no early parole.

She's about 7 years in now.

She was super hot too. OT-9 legit.


ETA- i think the DA had offered something like 5 years in prison but her family thought they could win because the coroner said the dude was probably already dead, first offense, probably get a suspended sentence, etc. Wrong.