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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Fri Mar 15, 2019, 09:12 PM Mar 2019

Kansas drunken driver who caused fatal crash sentenced to two days in jail

A drunken driver who killed a 35-year-old motorcyclist in 2017 was ordered to serve two days behind bars and five days under house arrest, officials said.

Alexandria Eslinger, 27, was also placed on probation for a year during her sentencing last week, the Sedgwick County (Kansas) Sheriff’s Office said. She was originally sentenced to 12 months in jail, but the judge suspended that order, according to the office. If she violates her probation, a judge will decide whether or not she will serve the original sentence.

Eslinger caused the crash that killed Jesus Navarro-Gonzalez after she turned into a parking lot in the 2000 block of West Street on July 14, 2017.

Court records indicated that Eslinger had a blood-alcohol concentration of .102. The legal limit is under .08.
She pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and driving under the influence, both misdemeanors, in January.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-kansas-drunk-driver-sentenced-20190314-story.html

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Kansas drunken driver who caused fatal crash sentenced to two days in jail (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 OP

In Kansas, it's okay for a white girl to run over one of them Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #1

Probably an otherwise blameless life, dontcha think? ret5hd Mar 2019 #2

Good thing she didn't have any pot on her! Yeehah Mar 2019 #3

Eslinger Has the Cold, Dead Eyes of a Sociopath dlk Mar 2019 #4

Vehicular homicide is a misdemeanor?! WTF! NutmegYankee Mar 2019 #5

She can always move to New Mexico. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #6

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)

1. In Kansas, it's okay for a white girl to run over one of them

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 09:13 PM

Mar 2019

Mexicans. Hell, it's encouraged!

ret5hd

(20,501 posts)

2. Probably an otherwise blameless life, dontcha think?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 09:24 PM

Mar 2019

Yeehah

(4,588 posts)

3. Good thing she didn't have any pot on her!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 09:37 PM

Mar 2019

Or she'd be in REAL trouble.

Vehicular homicide is a fucking MISDEMEANOR in Kansas???

dlk

(11,572 posts)

4. Eslinger Has the Cold, Dead Eyes of a Sociopath

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 09:39 PM

Mar 2019

NutmegYankee

(16,200 posts)

5. Vehicular homicide is a misdemeanor?! WTF!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 09:46 PM

Mar 2019

Including the DUI, that should be a felony.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,865 posts)

6. She can always move to New Mexico.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 12:22 AM

Mar 2019

I often read of someone being arrested for the 7th or 10th time for DUI.

Oh, and sometimes someone who killed people in a drunk driving accident gets to do the same thing again.

Honestly, I like living in New Mexico but the drunk driving is out of control. I have NEVER lived in a state where people regularly get on the interstate going in the wrong direction and kill people. And this is a state with a relatively low population, only a couple of big cities (really, the only big city is Albuquerque) and it's amazing how often this happens.

So, if you like to drink and drive, this is the state for you.

Me? I'd lock up someone like that for ten years or so.

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