Drunk Driver Causes Death Of A Baby

Dec. 2008

Shannon Baierl, age 32, struck a vehicle head on that was carrying 7 month old Karen Garcia. Fox 11 online.com reported that Baierl received 6 months in jail and probation. Read the article for more details.

Drunk Driver Sentenced to 10 Years Probation For Crash That Killed Woman

March, 2009
Douglas Wassmann was sentenced to 10 years probation and an $18,000 fine for the 2007 drunk driving crash that caused the death of Diana Sievers who was 30 years old.

Wassmann expressed his sorrow for Sievers' death. Sievers' father said that her family doesn't want to condemn him for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Read the report.

Man Charged With 21 Counts After Killing A Family Of 5

March 24, 2009
Richard Powell crashed into a car carrying Joel Rivas, his son Nicandro, and his three daughters, Karen, Elina and Nancy. Karen and Elina, 15 and 16 years old were pregnant.

Read the news story.

Teen Receives 8-16 Years for DUI

April, 2006
Kyle Kaylor, 18, was sentenced to prison for the deaths of Amanda Schultz and Mike Cummings.

Watch the news video:
http://cbs3.com/video/?id=34829@kyw.dayport.com

Read the news articles:
http://www.mcall.com/sports/highschool/all-palmercrashstories,0,1908072.storygallery

Obituaries:
Amanda
http://www.mcall.com/sports/highschool/all-schultzobit0307,0,1808899.story
Mike
http://www.mcall.com/sports/highschool/all-cummingsobit0307,0,1376604.story

Pennsylvania Memorial Garden

13 Year Old Girl Killed by Drunk Driver

December 17, 2008

Nicole "Lilly" Lalime had just gotten off her school bus and was only a short walk from home when a car -- driven by John Winne who police say was drunk -- struck her on Tuesday afternoon.

Her mother said, "Drunk driving just can't be tolerated."

Read the news article:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6168763.html

Watch the emotional news video:

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=6559763

Christmas Day Crash Kills Husband and Wife

Dec. 2008
Two are killed by an alleged drunk driver in Harris county, Texas, where alcohol is involved in almost 45 percent of all crashes.

“You go to sleep after having a wonderful Christmas Day, then get a call at 6 a.m. from the medical examiner, telling me that my daughter and her husband were killed,” Ron Harris said of his daughter, 30-year-old Christy Bordelon and her husband, Kevin.


Read the article and Watch the emotional news video:

http://www.khou.com/video/index.html?nvid=316587

Watch the emotional news video:

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=6573779

Rachel Elliot Killed by Drunk Driver

Rachel Elliot was killed by a drunk driver on Feb. 21, 2008.

Her family has established a memorial website in her honor with photos and other info. http://www.rachelelliott.org Rachel's father has a blog, Sad DADD: http://sad-dadd.blogspot.com where he shares his thoughts about life without his daughter. Her uncle has also set up a blog where he reports Drunk Driving Stories and News. http://unclesagainstdrunkdrivers.blogspot.com

You can also visit the Rachel Elliot Myspace page http://www.myspace.com/autumn_is_forever
On her YouTube channel you can view more videos of Rachel http://www.youtube.com/rachelmemorial
Watch the News Clip of her memorial.

Wake Held for College Student

Jan. 2, 2008

18 year old Kylie Pinheiro was killed right before the New Year by Kimberly Green. Kylie was on break from college visiting family when she was killed. Her cousins were with her during the crash and were seriously injured.


Watch the video:

http://www.truveo.com/Wake-Held-For-Woman-Killed-By-Alleged-Drunk-Driver/id/698302014

25 Year Old Woman Killed

Twenty-five year old Melissa Ahrens had a bright future. That future ended when prosecutors say 21-year-old McKay got behind the wheel drunk, blew through a red light at 1st and National, hit Ahrens and left the scene.

Jessica McKay... has a destructive past of drunk driving, underage drinking and now she's charged with killing someone while once again driving drunk.

“She was everything to me, and she had a lot of living to do, and it was cut short by somebody who had two other offenses at this and didn't deserve to be behind the wheel of the car again,” said Melissa's mother.

Sep 23, 2008

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Mother and Daughter Killed by Man with history of DUI

WICHITA, Kansas, October 2, 2008 – Wichita police believe a drunk driver was to blame for the deaths of a mother and her daughter as the pair walked into a Wichita school. The suspect has had four previous DUI’s and if charged and convicted, this case could be his fifth.

Family and friends now mourn the loss of 37-year-old Claudia Mijares and her four-year-old daughter Gisele.

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Watch the news video: Friends, family say goodbye

Hillsville Teen Killed

Bethanie Coulson, age 18 was killed. Her mother and brother arrived on the scene. A witness said that her family was really "tore up. Her brother cried for like an hour."

“I was driving down the road and seen stuff in the road,” Edwards said. “Then I saw the headlights in the ditch.”
He helped the victims until rescue crews arrived.

“If I hadn’t come by here, I don’t know when the cops would’ve gotten here, because [the victims] said they had no idea of the name of the road, no idea where they were at,” he said.

Read the rest of the Sept. 2008 article and watch the news video footage:
Hillsville teen killed in crash involving suspected drunk driver

Teen Beats All Odds; Walks In Graduation Ceremony

Being struck by a drunk driver left Brittany Saber in a coma and doctors said recovery would be a miracle. After 6 months in a coma and 6 months of therapy the teen walks with her senior class.

Watch the video:

http://www.10news.com/video/16598804/

Family Of Mother Killed In Drunk Driving Crash Demand Answers

50 year old Katrina Padilla was killed as her family ended thier wedding celebration. Even though the driver stated "I had way too much to drink," he was not immediately arrested.

June 9, 2006

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http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=18131@kcnc.dayport.com

Man Sentenced 36 Years For Killing a Brother & Sister, Family Shares Story At DUI CheckPoints

Musicians, Isai and Zuri Flores killed when thier car was struck by a drunk driver whose blood alcohol was 2x limit. The driver, Tobias Sholes was sentenced to 36 years in prison. The parents sued the liquor store that sold to him.

Uncle states: "If somebody else sees (the slideshow) maybe, mabye it'll change someone, maybe, they'll say, "I won't drink and drive."

Watch the news videos:

March 9, 2006 footage:
http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=14695@kcnc.dayport.com

Repeat Drunk Driver To Be Sentenced:
http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=13317@kcnc.dayport.com

Feb 3, 2006
Tobais Scholes Sentenced to 36 years in Prison:
http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=14477@kcnc.dayport.com

Isai and Zuri's Family Hopes Their Story Will Prevent Future Tragedies, Feb 4, 2006
http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=14477@kcnc.dayport.com

Names, Faces of Victims Featured At DUI Checkpoints
At some DUI checkpoints in Colorado their sister shared their story with drivers to honor Isai and Zuri as well as attempt to stop drunk driving. Aug 25, 2006 footage:
http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=20912@kcnc.dayport.com

Family Mourns Girl Killed In Drunk Driving Crash

An 8 year old Chicago girl killed by alleged drunk driver who ran a red light. Aracelly's family is devastated.

May 28, 2006

Watch the news videos:
http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=22935@wbbm.dayport.com

http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=22922@wbbm.dayport.com

Trial Begins For Alleged Drunk Driver Who Killed 5

Drunk driver walks away without a scratch while 5 are killed. The man had a litany of drunk driving arrests. 5 people from 2 families, including 3 children killed. Seven were injured.

During trial emotional, heart wrenching testimonies are given.

March 19, 2008

Watch the tragic news videos:

Trial Coverage

Drunk Driver Caused Deadly Crash, July 9, 2007

Drunk Neighbor Causes Tragedy 1 Mile From Home

22 yr old with prior dui ran a stop sign on New Year's Eve killing 19 year old Sylvia Nunez. The suspect lives just three doors down from the Nunez family. The family of 6 was driving home from a New Year's Eve party.
Jan. 1, 2008

Watch the news video:

http://www.cbs13.com/video/?id=28733@kovr.dayport.com

4 Victims Remembered

One year later victims of California dui-motorist crash remembered.

March 28, 2008

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http://www.cbs13.com/video/?id=31759@kovr.dayport.com

Underage Drinking Ends In Tragedy

Family of 13 year old girl, Krista, killed by drunk driver seeks justice.
Feb. 08, 2007

Watch news video:

http://www.wcco.com/video/?id=24098@wcco.dayport.com

Sentenced To 50 Months For Drunk Driving Death

Rebecca Yacob's killer, Logan McFarland is sentenced to just 50 months in prison.
Since 2002, in the state of Minnesota only about 45% of drunk drivers that kill someone are sentenced to prison.

The beautiful college student was killed instantly.

McFarland had 4 other alcohol arrests before the crash.

Watch the news videos:

http://www.wcco.com/video/?id=36052@wcco.dayport.com

http://www.wcco.com/video/?id=23701@wcco.dayport.com