A proposed bill in Missouri would make offenders pay child support if they kill a parent while driving drunk.
The bill was introduced by Cecilia Williams and named "Bentley's Law" after her 5-year-old grandson, following the death of her son at the hand of a drunk driver. "The main aspect of Bentley's law is financial responsibility by the offender," she declared.
KMOV reports:
Williams began working on new the legislation that targets drunk drivers, after an accident in April on Highway 30 in Byrnes Mill that claimed the life of three loved ones. Her son, Cordell Williams, his fiancé Lacey Newton and their 4-month old son, Cordell Williams II, were killed when the car they were in was rear-ended and went off the road and crashed.
David Thurby, of Fenton, is charged with three counts of DWI death of another. His blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit, and according to court documents, he told a trooper he'd had "seven shots of Crown and water."
Williams is now raising the couple's two other children, 3-year old Mason and 5-year old Bentley, whom the legislation is named after. She wants to see a new law that would require drunk drivers who cause the death of a parent or parents to pay child support to a surviving spouse or the relatives raising the victim's children, until the children turn 18-years old.
"They deserve to get that compensation because you're talking about raising children that their parents are no longer here," Williams explained.
Missouri State Representative Mike Henderson is set to introduce the bill at the next legislating session. He said, "I do firmly believe that these people who are driving drunk and take away the parents of these children, there's got to be some help for these children. It comes down to that."
According to Williams, a Tennessee state lawmaker is also planning to introduce the bill. Perhaps it will take off nationwide.
I think this is a perfectly plausible bill. Drunk driver often walk away from the scene of an accident, while the person they hit aren't always as fortunate. If they kill a parent due to their own selfish actions, then they should most certainly be responsible for helping to care for the children left behind.
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