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Yup, if someone murders another person drunk driving, they get...5 years in jail.
That's all.
New law requires minimum 5 years in prison for OWI homicide
MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Drunk drivers who kill someone other than his or her passenger will now face a mandatory prison sentence of at least 5 years.
https://www.wbay.com/content/news/New-law-requires-minimum-5-years-in-prison-for-OWI-homicide-565263091.html
k8conant
(3,030 posts)Archae
(46,354 posts)hlthe2b
(102,379 posts)And given there have been many cases across the country where they got little to no prison time, I'mm glad to see this.
Jewls2
(218 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)What do they get if they kill a passenger in their car?
Cicada
(4,533 posts)Her third DUI, resulted in a death. She was released after 17 years a few months ago.
Archae
(46,354 posts)The first thing she did was head straight to a bar.
sarisataka
(18,779 posts)By the drunk driver who killed my cousin and crippled her boyfriend for life. It was his 9th DUI.
For some reason killing a person with your car, while drunk, is punished far less than killing by other methods.