Originally Posted by olias
I am the father of this boy. I agree with all of you that the penalty for this action is not steep enough to deter enough people. There is a tremendous amount of negligence in this case, but to me the most unforgiveable action is the hit-and-run. Our system gives him just 5 years for that.
Very sorry that you son was lost. That 5 years is added on to whatever sentence the guy gets? I hope they add up the maximum sentences for all the charges and make him serve them consecutively.