DUI and Death on Harrison

[Anonymous]

Often the driver drives because he’s the least drunk.

[Anonymous]

I think more details are necessary before convicting this young man…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think more details are necessary before convicting this young man…

Obviously there will be MANY more details at trial if this actually goes to trial. Do you think the prosector’s only evidence will be one of the newspaper articles that came out the day after the crash?

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Anonymous wrote:No bond. Next court date is in two months. this is public info.

Does that mean he stays in jail until the court date?

If the judge denied bond this morning, his lawyer can petition a higher court for a bond hearing. But yes, for now, he's in jail. And if the higher court denies bond, he'll stay in jail.

I wonder if the decision to refuse a breathalyzer and blood test at the scene is at all a factor? That shows a level of non-cooperation the judge could take into consideration. I don't know how judges decide these things though.

It means Daddy is a lawyer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The is a horrible situation for all the families. The driver will have to live with this forever. There is also a family who is missing their dear son forever. Long after DCUM posters who write things they would not say face to face move into another topic ..these families will still be grieving. I wish people thought a little more before typing something toxic.

I am perfectly happy to say that DUI isn't handled the way it should be in the US to anyone's face. It's never acceptable to be driving impaired. However, we give it a pass because it's as apparently some sort of right of passage. So many people posting on this thread, "I drove drunk all the time when I was underage and it was fine." That doesn't make this behavior acceptable.

I don’t agree at all. No one is saying driving drunk is a rite of passage. Drinking probably.

I have a DS this same age. I honestly thought that drunk driving was way down with this cohort. They take Uber. The kids seem to get it in my experience. That is my observation anyway.

So unbelievably sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it just assumed that he was not wearing a seatbelt because he was ejected? I haven’t seen any article confirming that he was not wearing one. Seems difficult to be ejected from the middle backseat (any real evidence that’s where he was?) with a person on each side of you unless the car splits open or a door opens during the crash. Any reports on the model of vehicle?

No one wearing a seatbelt gets ejected, because you are belted to the car. Without a belt it doesn't matter where you are sitting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No bond. Next court date is in two months. this is public info.

Does that mean he stays in jail until the court date?

If the judge denied bond this morning, his lawyer can petition a higher court for a bond hearing. But yes, for now, he's in jail. And if the higher court denies bond, he'll stay in jail.

I wonder if the decision to refuse a breathalyzer and blood test at the scene is at all a factor? That shows a level of non-cooperation the judge could take into consideration. I don't know how judges decide these things though.

Doubtful. A good many DUI suspects refuse the breathalyzer. It's a roll of the dice. Will your BAC be higher or lower by the time a warrant for a blood draw is obtained? A refusal of the breathalyzer in VA means you automatically lose your license right then but that could be a better outcome for many. Also, a lot of times the refusal charge will get dropped when bargaining with the CA (commonwealth attorney).

How does an 18 year old know that he should refuse the breathalyzer? Do teens talk about this and advise each other to not take it?

I think it's pretty common knowledge. My dad always taught me that if I ever got in any sort of trouble to tell them my name and say I want to call him and then say nothing else.

Classic. No I have not given my kids this life tip. Are people telling their children this?

It’s common knowledge. In the billion crime podcasts and crime shows like law & order, its now part of the collective conscious.

[Anonymous]

I’m confident he has a great attorney.

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He’s gonna have to do some time though.

[Anonymous]

Refusing a breathalyzer was/is the least of the concern of the defendant.

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Anonymous wrote:Drunk driver Brooks Bare is (was) a freshman at Ole Miss. He would have been on fall break.

Demographic Information
Name: BARE, BROOKS THURSTON
Subject Number: 203876
10/12/2024 10:17 AM
Booking History
Booking 2024-00004805
Booking Date: 10/12/2024 8:21 AM
Total Bond Amount: $0.00
Bond Type Bond Amount
No data
Charges Court Date
10/15/2024 9:00

DUI MANSLAUGHTER:
INVOLUNTARY
10/12/2024 9:00 AM

Ole Miss doesn’t have a “Fall Break.”

What's your point? My son is at UVA and was home for Fall Break this weekend. Lots of kids came home even if they didn't have an official Fall Break since it was a long weekend for many.

My point is Ole Miss doesn’t have a fall break.

OK, stalker.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people talking about wearing a seatbelt as if he was in a state of mind to make a reasoned decision about wearing one or about getting in the car with an impaired driver? Do you understand how drunk kids get? Many HS kids rarely drink beer and only drink hard alcohol (I have no idea what these kids drank and how drunk they actually were). These kids may have been so drunk that they have no memory of getting in the car. That doesn’t excuse their actions, but it’s possible they didn’t even know their own names at that point.

I'm sure that factored into many of the bad decisions made that night, including getting behind the wheel, getting into the car with a drunk driver, not wearing a seatbelt, etc.

Freshmen in college. First time home and first time meeting up with old friends at different colleges. As said upstream, this is the most dangerous time for young men. Being just a mile or two from home, i.e., safe, also factors into poor decision making. Most accidents are within 5 miles of home.

It is so tragic and so sad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people talking about wearing a seatbelt as if he was in a state of mind to make a reasoned decision about wearing one or about getting in the car with an impaired driver? Do you understand how drunk kids get? Many HS kids rarely drink beer and only drink hard alcohol (I have no idea what these kids drank and how drunk they actually were). These kids may have been so drunk that they have no memory of getting in the car. That doesn’t excuse their actions, but it’s possible they didn’t even know their own names at that point.

I'm sure that factored into many of the bad decisions made that night, including getting behind the wheel, getting into the car with a drunk driver, not wearing a seatbelt, etc.

Freshmen in college. First time home and first time meeting up with old friends at different colleges. As said upstream, this is the most dangerous time for young men. Being just a mile or two from home, i.e., safe, also factors into poor decision making. Most accidents are within 5 miles of home.

It is so tragic and so sad.

Agree. And adding coming back home from crazy college partying as a freshman. And forgetting the no drunk driving rules and consequences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Drunk driver Brooks Bare is (was) a freshman at Ole Miss. He would have been on fall break.

Demographic Information
Name: BARE, BROOKS THURSTON
Subject Number: 203876
10/12/2024 10:17 AM
Booking History
Booking 2024-00004805
Booking Date: 10/12/2024 8:21 AM
Total Bond Amount: $0.00
Bond Type Bond Amount
No data
Charges Court Date
10/15/2024 9:00

DUI MANSLAUGHTER:
INVOLUNTARY
10/12/2024 9:00 AM

Ole Miss doesn’t have a “Fall Break.”

What's your point? My son is at UVA and was home for Fall Break this weekend. Lots of kids came home even if they didn't have an official Fall Break since it was a long weekend for many.

My point is Ole Miss doesn’t have a fall break.

OK, stalker.

Np mom

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone know what happened this morning? His court date was at 9am.

He was arraigned this morning and the preliminary hearing Dec. 16. He's still in custody.

I'm sure his lawyer is filing for a bond hearing unless they also did that this morning and the general district judge still did not grant bond.

Sounds like they want to make an example out of him. It should share a lot of 18 year olds.

The bond hearing is tomorrow morning.