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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband was killed by a drunk driver on his way home from work. The driver was three times the legal limit, and had no recollection of being in a car crash when he came to in a jail cell the following morning. As he was poor, uninsured, and without a license, he was held in jail till the sentencing where he was given the maximum time - 10 years - for a DUI death in our state. I was there for the sentencing and gave a Victim Impact Statement.

Over the next few years, he had parole hearings, which I showed up for and listened to his tales of remorse, finding Jesus, participating in the prison's AA program and so forth. Each time I appealed to the board and his residency in the prison system continued. I was notified when he was finally released after he fulfilled his term. I had to make peace with it, some things in life can't be undone and you simply have to accept what is. And in reality, another 10 years, or life in prison wouldn't bring my loving husband or the father of our kids back.

Don't drink and drive.

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I’m so sorry for your loss. How awful. Drunk driving ruins lives. I hope that man never drinks a drop of alcohol again now that he is free. [/quote]

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