Woman Kills 4 Teens On Their Way To Get Pizza

March 19, 2009

It has been reported that Forty-seven year old, Fran Dingle, who killed four teens while driving intoxicated met with her attorney. Her attorney stated that Dingle, who is under suicide watch, had fought the disease of alcoholism for years and she is very emotional.



The four teens were on their way out to get pizza at around 8 p.m. were crashed into while at a stop light. The community has reached out to the families helping to raise funds to cover funeral expenses.

The names and ages of the victims:

19 Devon Spurlock, 15 Erica Haudek, 16 Stephanie Currie, and 16 Jordan Michalak

Watch the news coverage of the fund raiser and listen to the words of the victims' family and friends:
http://www.wxyz.com/news/local/story/Giving-Out-of-Grief/cBYR7AIGE06hQUVN_hUhpw.cspx

24 Year Old Drunk Driver Receives 5 Yr. Sentence

Twenty-four year old, Elizabeth Renee Rhodes, killed Margaret "Maggie" Lopez on New Year's Eve 2008. On March 19, 2009 it was reported that she received a 5 year sentence for Lopez's death.

At the trial her family spoke in court. Her eldest son spoke of his family's heartbreak over losing a mentor and doting grandmother.

Her middle son shared his feelings, "I know whatever punishment there is won't bring my mother back. ... When you take a life, you have to pay the consequences for it."

NFL Wide Receiver Kills Pedestrian

Donte Stallworth, a Clevlend Brown's wide receiver, struck and killed a 59 year old pedestrian on Saturday morning in Miami, Florida. Mario Reyes, a 59 year old construction worker was walking home from work when Stallworth struck him with his Bentley. His blood alcohol level was reportedly .12, which is above the legal limit of .o8 according to Miami’s WSVN - FOX 7.

According to CBS4.com, Reyes had worked all night long as a crane operator and was crossing the street to catch a bus home. He was "a family man," married for 20 years and a father of a 15 year old girl.

Stallworth, who issued a statement Wednesday stating that he is "grief stricken" over the accident, is expected to face DUI manslaughter charges.

If only Stallworth had arranged for a driver or called someone to pick him up, a life would not have been tragically lost.

Have A Safe St. Patrick's Day

This poster was created by DUI Victims Voice in conjunction with the following Flickr.com photographers:


1. No Survivors, 2. Luck is..., 3. St. Patrick himself, 4. Kiss Me!!!!!, 5. happy st patty's day, 6. St Patrick's Day, 7. St. Patty's Day 2007, the gang, 8. Schuuulz, 9. Four Leaf Clover 068, 10. How one celebrates St Patrick's Day, Part 1, 11. Go Irish! Go Green!, 12. Green Beer Goggles, 13. St Patrick's Day (5)

DUI Victims' Parents Talk

April 2005.

Seven-year-old Alana Pack and her 10-year-old brother Troy were killed by a repeat drunk driver. Their parents, Bob and Carmen Pack, discussed the case on The Early Show.

"The day-to-day living can be extremely difficult," said Bob Pack.

"I wake up with the sound that I heard. The sound of the car hitting my childrens' skooter and bike in front of my eyes," said Carmen Pack.

Watch the emotional video:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=688783n

4 Year Old Boy Killed On Easter

March 2008,

Elias Anthony Pico, just 4 years old, died when his car seat was ejected from the car he was riding in. His family was about to turn into a relative's driveway when the drunk driver, Stephen Watson, slammed into their car at 60 miles an hour. The driver tried to flee after the crash but family members caught him and held him until the police arrived.

Watch the news video:
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6043944
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=6036599

Read about it:
http://www.robertreevesblog.com/tp-070822150332/post-080325144107.shtml

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

Two Teens Killed Within One Week In Seperate DUI Crashes

"If anything comes out of this it may be the recognition that we all have to be careful we the choices that we make..." (great uncle of Eric Messick)

December, 2007

Evan Welch, a high school senior, was killed after he and his friends drank and drove. The driver Daniel Friedman crashed into a tree.

One week later, Eric Messick attended Evan's funeral. Hours later Eric was also killed by a drunk driver.

Read the news articles and the news videos:
Eric Messick:
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-12152007-1456834.html

Eric Messick and Evan Welch:
http://cbs3.com/topstories/Eric.Messick.Moorestown.2.614557.html
http://cbs3.com/video/?id=50073@kyw.dayport.com
http://cbs3.com/video/?id=50068@kyw.dayport.com

Evan Welch:
http://cbs3.com/local/Welch.Accident.Fatal.2.607116.html
http://cbs3.com/video/?id=49618@kyw.dayport.com
http://cbs3.com/video/?id=49637@kyw.dayport.com

http://www1.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-06132008-1548764.html
http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2007/12/moorestown_teen_dies_after_dru.html

Memorial For the "Eight"

This poster was created by DUI Victims Voice in conjunction with the following Flickr.com photographer: Gregor y

This memorial was erected in memory of eight University of Wyoming cross country runners killed by a drunken driver in 2001. The father of Shane Shatto built the cross. Their killer, Clint Haskins, (also a university student) was convicted and sentenced to 14-20 years.

A poem written by their teammate who was not with them at the time of the crash:

It seems of late,

That you crested a hill

And I cannot climb.

You have taken a path,

And I cannot follow.

If I seek the courage

To mimic your stride,

Perhaps upon a day

When my spikes have been hung,

We shall rise again

For another run.

Read these articles to find out more about the young men and the impact of their deaths:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/other/2002-09-09-wyoming_x.htm

http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2007/01/21/news/news05.txt

http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/080608aab.html

http://home.comcast.net/~uwtrack/the_eight.htm