Drunk driver kills four gets probation

Atlanta. The case of a rich Texas teenager who received probation but no jail time after killing four people in a drunk driving car crash in June has sparked a new debate about money, power, and Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. Teen who killed four people in drunk-driving accident gets probation due to "affluenza". I saw something about “affluenza” on Twitter yesterday and ignored it, assuming it was a portmanteau coined by Salon or Slate for an article about income inequality that the left had collectively decided was clever. Today I googled it and realized why people are talking about it. , pm. Ethan Couch, 16, was sentenced to 10 years' probation for his role in a drunk-driving accident that killed four people. Photo courtesy of MamasLatinas. A Tarrant County Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.

In a statement, Mothers Against Drunk Driving said it was “small consolation” that Mr. Couch would remain on probation. “Two years in jail for four people killed is a grave injustice to the. Cars drive past the scene of a fatal wreck that killed four people in Burleson, Texas. For most people, conviction for vehicular manslaughter due to drunk driving warrants a lengthy sentence, but not in the case of Ethan Couch, a wealthy young man from the state of Texas. The Keller, Tex., year-old has a rare condition that a judge believes. On Tuesday, year-old Couch was sentenced to 10 years probation for the drunk driving crash on June 15 that resulted in the death of four people. Those deaths included, youth pastor Brian.

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