Drunk+Driving+Articles

**// Drunk Driving Articles //**

__**Article # 1** __

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A drunk driver speeding down the freeway in the wrong direction killed a women and four children when he hit the van they were driving head on. The driver of the pickup truck had a blood alcohol level of .254 percent. The drive of the vehicle is being charged with aggravated vehicular homicide.

__**Article #2** __

[] A California man was arrested for drunk driving after he allegedly ran over his own daughter walking their dog. The man, Jesus Silva, was on his way home from work driving an SUV where he ran over his 7 year old daughter killing her. Jesus pleaded with the judge to be allowed to attend his daughter’s funeral. Jesus now faces manslaughter charges.

__**Article #3** __

__[|**http://www.dui.com/dui-library/texas/news/babys-death**] __

In Texas a convicted drunk driver received a 16 year jail sentence after the death of an unborn child. Frank Flores had a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit when he struck the automobile driven by Krystal Zuniga. Krystal was 7 ½ months pregnant at the time of the accident. The injuries to Krystal forced doctors to deliver the baby pre-maturely where the infant then died. The case was a big debate dealing with the controversial issue of when does life really begin.