When DUI Results in Death: Sentencing for the Rich and Not so Rich
Recent headlines regarding the Cleavland Brown's Donte Stallworth's DUI manslaughter conviction have been centering around his apologies for the crime. Stallworth, who struck and killed pedestrian Mario Reyes while driving drunk with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .126, served 24 days in jail. Upon his release from jail, he has to now serve 2 years of home confinement. Stallworth will now be able to leave his house to go train with coach Pete Bommarito, even though he is not technically employed with the NFL. (Typically, in Washington, defendant's who are on "house arrest," or electric home monitoring, are allowed to leave their homes to attend work.)
Compare that to local Thurston County resident Karen Lynn Clark, who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide yesterday in exchange for a 30 month prison sentence. I am sure Clark would have greatly preferred 24 days in the county jail followed by 24 months of staying at home- let alone a home as nice as Stallworth's.
