Driver In Fatal DUI May Never Go To Jail Due To Judge's Oversight

[Champ]

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An alleged drunk driver killed another driver. But, because of a judge's oversight, the driver may never go to jail.

Orlando police say the driver had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. The victim's mother is obviously very upset about this.

The Orlando Police report says the car the accused drunk was driving hit a tree last September, wrapped around it and the car crumbled on South Semoran, just north Hazeltine National Drive near the airport.

Also in the car was the driver's friend, 23-year-old Nicolas Cudnik. He was pinned in and eventually died.
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The judge apparently did not notice the information in the case file indicating there had been a fatality and accepted the plea on the lesser charge. He sentenced Bohms to a $573 fine, one year's probation, DUI class and 50 hours community service.

http://www.wftv.com/news/3302233/detail.html

[Champ]

1. Self kick

:kick:

[denverbill]

2. Why blame the judge? Sounds like the prosecutor screwed up more.

Why the hell didn't a prosecutor even show up? I had a prosecutor show up for ticket for running a red light. And nobody was injured in that case, much less died.

[Champ]

3. I didn't blame the judge

Btw, I can't find where it says the prosecuter didn't show up.

[denverbill]

4. I was blaming the article writer, not you.

"The misdemeanor DUI case was scheduled for county court in front of Judge Alan C. Todd on Monday. The accused drunk driver's attorney, Amanda Jacobson, says she assumed the DUI manslaughter charge had been dropped and helped her client plead no contest to the much less serious charge when there was no prosecutor in court."