Does anyone know - are the parents of the driver "somebody" in the community? Were they able to exert influence to make this happen (or not happen)?

It just seems so ridiculous that she got off with a slap on the wrist and then does the mySpace thing... she is obviously learning this behavior somewhere. Spoiled and entitled. Others don't even have the right to live but she can't be inconvenienced to pay attention while driving or bear the burden of her actions.

She reminds me of rich kid football heros when I was in high school. They would get caught DUI or with pot in the car, and the cops would let them go because of who they were or who their parents were. Then they would come to school and brag about it...