Drunk driving should be treated more harshly. [View All]

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At least, cases like this make me feel this way:

A 14-year-old victim in a suspected drunk-driving accident early Sunday morning suffered irreversible brain damage and was being kept on life support so doctors could assess whether her organs could be donated, according to Irvine police.

Police identified the victim as Ashton Sweet, a student at Northwood High School.

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The pickup driver, 26-year-old Austin Farley of Irvine, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. He and his passenger were unhurt, police said.
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Farley has a long history of arrests, and in 2009 he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and battery on a police officer or emergency worker, according to the Orange County courts online database. In 2005, he pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended or revoked license and refusing to submit to a chemical test for driving under the influence.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/14-year-old-crash-victim-suffers-irreversible-brain-damage.html