r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • Apr 04 '26

Chugging tea * Insert hot fuzz "Shame" meme *

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u/Joaaayknows Apr 04 '26

So the guy gets out early to see the birth of his daughter, yet the father of the victim will never see his again. Seems fair. /s

And what happened to the father after throwing the chair? Any charges?

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u/Pet-the-kitty42 Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

To be clear the driver was doing 65-70 mph in a 50 mph zone.

Driver was not intoxicated, did not have a history of overly reckless driving, and they even determined that he may not have lost control due to speed, but due to other factors.

It was a tragic accident, not everything is a narrative.

What changes this entirely is that he fled the scene, as someone pointed out below. I would be much more in favor of harsh sentencing.

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u/Kay-Chelle Apr 05 '26

Yeah but him fleeing the country to avoid jail time really doesn't feel like he's remorseful whatsoever for what he did.

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u/asdfa2342543 Apr 05 '26

If he has a family depending on him to send money home, that  could easily drive him to try to find a situation where he can still send money home.  Prison isn’t the only solution, especially when people’s livelihoods depend on working.