LesBaker
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You could well be right about that Les. I have a cousin who struck and killed two cyclists while driving under the influence of alcohol. He is currently serving a 24 - 30 year sentence.
I remember in the years following the tragedy the discussions on the Herd included what would happen to a regular guy who did that and someone with some legal background mentioned that each offense carries up to 15 years, this is going from memory. So I would imagine that even a first time offender is going to get 5 or more and be in jail for a few years anyway. Possibly more.
Little had fame and money, so he skated. Any other 20 something black guy who ran a red light while speeding and had twice the legal limit to drink and killed a white female that was married with a kid might still be in jail.