Advanced age did not prevent the resident of the South Bay to drink too much and get behind the wheel. Being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, 72-year-old Donna Mary Higgins hit with your SUV-year-old boy and his aunt-a teenager who was pushing a stroller.
After that, the woman tried to flee the scene, but was stopped by eyewitnesses. The accident Liam Smith received a craniocerebral trauma incompatible with life. He was only 15 months old. A teenage girl was also injured, but doctors managed to save her.
The tragedy occurred in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, September 3 last year, and on Thursday the court appointed the punishment to the culprit. According to the district attorney’s office Los Angeles, she was sentenced to 6 years in prison for drunk driving and manslaughter.
After the death of Liam, his parents gave birth to another son, Nico. But caring for a newborn baby does not prevent them to do a good thing. Mixed martial arts fighter Marcus Kowal and his wife founded an organization called LiamsLife the purpose of which is to attract public attention to the consequences of alcohol use by drivers.
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«Every day, 300 thousand accidents involving drunk motorists. Every 50 minutes someone loses their life because of such incidents. We don’t want to put an end to the use of alcohol, our goal is to teach people responsibility,» explains Smith.
«We have won a small victory in a big war, but it’s a sign that Liam lived his life in vain,» — said the man left the courtroom.
