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To: LucyJo

Right. But in this case the drunk driver is dead, so there’s no legal mechanism for a criminal prosecution. She can’t defend herself, so she can’t be charged with a crime posthumously.


83 posted on 08/04/2009 12:22:21 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (God is great, beer is good . . . and people are crazy.)
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To: Alberta's Child

True. But, it’s interesting that homicide charges have been filed despite her death.

Can a person be charged for knowingly allowing someone to drive in that condition when it results in those circumstances, I wonder? Even so, it would be tricky to prove, I guess.

Maybe it has something to do with civil suits that might be filed. I have no idea.


89 posted on 08/04/2009 1:27:40 PM PDT by LucyJo
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