Brigette Russell: Pass a DWI Bill Next Session and Save Some Lives

Brigette Russell

From New Mexico Watchdog -When Scott Owens was acquitted of vehicular homicide last week, emotions ran high in Santa Fe, the outrage in the community palpable. He was drunk – with a blood alcohol content double the legal limit four hours after the crash – and four kids were dead. They were dead and he was drunk, but walked away a free man. The headline stunned me, but after I read the details, it made sense. The mechanic’s testimony made it impossible for the jurors to convict Owens of vehicular homicide. Had they done so, they would have been acting out of emotion rather than following the law. Prosecutorial overconfidence left them no choice, since there were no lesser charges on which they could have convicted him.  More News New Mexico

Brigette Russell: Pass a DWI Bill Next Session and Save Some Lives