Three are injured in accident near Aviston

An entire family is now suffering because of one person's stupidity.

Once again other person dies from person drinking and driving. This man should be held in jail for life.

David wrote:

Once again other person dies from person drinking and driving. This man should be held in jail for life.

If you only knew what a jerk this guy is you would feel even worse. The Coroner once called him in for DUI. He needs some prison time.

If you know background information about Mr. Wright, you should share it with the family's attorney.... because they need to sue to take care of Mr. Athmers.

I know this guy too and he is a creep, BUT sometimes we don't know the whole story.....if you have EVER been intoxicated behind the wheel even once who are you to judge? Don't misunderstand...I think Eric should and will pay for his mistakes. My sympathy goes out to the Athmer family.

I knew of this guy as well, and he is a drunken loser. He's an 18 yr old who never changed, and alcohol was a top priority to him. He needs not only his license revoked, but also prison time. Probation will not change his ways.

This guy needs to be put away for life. I know of him and he has a drinking and drug problem. I have not ever heard one good thing about him. He needs to pay for what he has done.

Look at Eric Wright's myspace page. I think it will tell the family enough. All of the pictures, EVERYTHING on that page revolves around drinking. EVERY PICTURE has drinking in it. YOU JUDGE. Even his quote has his phone number saying lets party anytime....so, Quick to judge, I was not so quick to judge, but this jerk deserves what he has coming.

I've known Eric since I was a child. We grew up in the same town and went to the same school. He has been doing this since he could operate a car. He prides himself on how much of a worthless human being he can be. I know him very well and he will burn in hell for his deeds. Just this Halloween, he was at a local bar dressed as a Miami drug lord complete with a suitcase full of drugs. I only hope they put him in jail and throw away the key!!

Julio wrote:

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If you only knew what a jerk this guy is you would feel even worse. The Coroner once called him in for DUI. He needs some prison time.

I understand the situation here better then any of you... All of you with your negative comments and your judgemental overview. Everyone wants to blame someone.
My deepest sympathy goes out to all that were involved in this accident. I'm so sorry for the loss that was incurred. Losing a loved one myself to a drunk driver, I know what its like. However, Eric is my friend. I will stand by him. All of those people out there, for years, that would sit back and laugh at him or encourage him to do the extreme for YOUR entertainment, maybe should have thought about the consequences...maybe someone should have offered him help instead of encouraging the negative.
Maybe someone could have saved this whole situation from happening...

Actions have consequences, the first rule of life. And the second rule is this - you are the only one responsible for your own actions. In reality, Mr. Wright was the only one responsible for his own actions. In the past, his friends and family may or may not have tried to modify his reckless behavior. If they did not, their silence was equal to their consent, thereby enabling his pathetic lifestyle. Ultimately he needed to make the decision on his own to stop acting in such an irresponsible manner. Now it is time that he be held accountable for his failure to do so.

Mr. Wright’s behavior proved to be life-changing and tragic for the Athmer family, whose lives will be forever overshadowed by the death of the one person who filled the role of mother, wife, grandmother, daughter and sister. In the end, her memory will live on in their hearts and serve to strengthen them in their loss. May Judy rest in peace.

Unfortunately, Mr. Wright is the kind of person who is incapable of thinking outside of his very small world, which, from the content of his website appears to revolve around one thing – his own self-gratification. While he may be temporarily incapacitated due to the accident, his character will not change. He will undoubtedly continue on a path of self-destruction. Let’s all hope he will not take the life of another innocent victim in the process.

The consequences for his actions? A maximum prison sentence as allowed by law. If in fact he already had a number of DUI convictions previous to the accident in which he took the life of Mrs. Athmer, then his new cellmate should be the court official who gave him back his driving privileges.

Those of us who have been touched by the loss of Judy Athmer are obligated to honor her memory. We can do so by vowing to never drink and drive. We can do so by not hesitating to call 911 the next time we see someone driving who should not be. Driving should be a privilege, not a right. Hopefully, that privilege will be taken away from Mr. Wright for the rest of his life.