Man sentenced to 2 years in deadly wreck

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JERRY MORTON wrote:

GOOD, PEOPLE MUST LEARN THAT THERE ARE CONQUENCES TO THEIR ACTIONS IF YOU DRINK AND DRIVE AND GET CAUGHT THEN YOU SHOULD LOSE YOUR LICENSE FOR AT LEAST A YEAR FIRST TIME SECOND TIME LOOSE IT UNTIL YOU ARE CHECKED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SHOWS CLEAN OF BOOZE FOR AT LEAST A YEAR STRICT YES TOUGH YES BUT FOR GOD'S SAKE HOW MANY LIVES DO WE LOSE EACH YEAR BECAUSE SOME FOOL DECIDES TO DRINK AND DRIVE YES SEND HIM TO JAIL AND SERVE THE FULL TWO YEARS MAYBE A FEW NIGHTS WITH BUBBA WILL MAKE HIM THINK THINGS OVER

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Drunks are Junks wrote:

WTF? What is wrong with you "who cares"? I don't care if this drunken fool was a Preacher or a doctor that has saved countless lives. He KILLED somebody! Get that through your ignorant head. the guy that wrote the comment didn't get drunk and kill somebody. this Gracia guy did. Make sure your hands are clean?.....His hands ARE clean....Gracia has a murder on his hands. wonderful Christian men don't get plastered drunk and get behind the wheel. Get your act together dude.

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Texas-too wrote:

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TO both from out of state...it is unfortunate that you don't know all that we might down here. College station seems to know more about the questions many of us have who know this case.
There are questions about what really happened here...if there was tampering...if there was an effort by some to pin the blame on him...instead of on another organization(s) that had too much to lose..I am sorry you don't know...we may all have questions for some time...all who watched and wondered...but too many questions would perhaps do more harm than good..

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texas sux

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Fed Up wrote:

I've seen this man drunk in public several times. His jail sentence is a slap in the face to the family of the man he murdered...

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who cares wrote:

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Phillip Gracia is a wonderful christian man who has probably done more community service a month then you have done in your entire lifetime. Putting him in jail hurts this state. Putting a good man in jail when murderers get off on probation is injustice. Noone is pointing the fingers at the Arlington Police Department. Who really was the cause of this accident huh?? what really was his blood alcohol level. Before you point your fingers and judge someone, why dont you make sure your hands are clean.

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Texas--too wrote:

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I don't believe you know this man. We who do know this man know that your statement is not correct. WE who do know him remember him as a man who we never saw drunk in public.
You may be thinking about someone else--which is quite possible. This happens, but remember your false statements and other peoples errors can have... helped ruin a mans life---or part of it.

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Phillips NJ relative wrote:

I understand there's quite a bit to question here...after speaking to Phillip whom I trust with MY life, and as a former police officer myself; I would question the length of time taken before a scientific sobriety test (the time taken would eliminate all systemmic alcohol readings)- I would also question not having flares/cones/something set up prior to the police vehicle minimally at 300 feet.
Could a man's life have been ruined for our own human need for blame and litigation? And finally, what if Phillip's last name was "Smith"? I think enough harm was done that night!
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Fed Up wrote:

I don't care what you believe. I am not mistaken. Phillip has a small landscaping company in east Fort Worth and frequents the bars in the Stockyards. You are in Denial.

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WTF wrote:

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What are you thinking? This man killed a good Christian man with 6 kids.

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superman42plus wrote:

Wasn't this his second time being arrested for DWI? I believe in was in May of 2001. Obviously he didn't learn his lesson.

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Questioner wrote:

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this brings up interesting points about our legal and law system.....The police can arrest anyone for anything. Then there is a question of proof and guilt or do arrests mean guilt automatically? Do you assume that every arrest means guilt? What if it were you? Would you want a fair trial...would you want everyone to assume that you were guilty even if you not found guilty...you must not have an idea of our system...is so sad and it makes me feel like we need to look at reforms.....look at what happens in your own city with DNA...even so many people who had been found guilty for those crimes..served time....only to have it proven now though DNA that they are innocent...at least they have that.....and many of these people were just beaten down by the system and saw no way out...so they took their fate....so sad...But I am sure there were many people who never thought about that...those juries perhaps thought like you and said..."well, he was arrested....must be guilty...." perhaps god can hear you one day and give you a taste of your own so that you will feel what it is like...when it happens....don't wonder..just remember...
The police can do anything they want, accuse anyone they want, for anything....and then it is that person's problem. remember police (not Metroplex, but it made the news) who arrested a man for DUI? the man insisted on his innocence..the police and DA, who realized the man was going to fight it, finally dropped their case...cause they realized they didn't have anything....But then the man accused dug in to the issue, because even though they tried to drop it,,,,it would still leave doubt, and this was still going to hurt the man because it would always be on his record that he had been arrested....even if not convicted or if he didn't plead. It would always be there...
Plus, it still caused him grief.... even though the man was going to try to force the police to bring their case with poor evidence to trial..to show them their own faults--lies perhaps--to have a not guilty verdict and not a "drop"...it was going to cost the man an extreme amount of money and time to do this...but at the time he was angry about it and wanted to make a point....
It is kind of scary for me because I have seen the police pick and choose arrests....not arresting those who they SHOULD ARREST.... and harrassing some that make me wonder what is going on with them......
We just have to be careful about people who don't think...who believe manipulations
And what is our justice system for it means nothing when people are not found guilty...or if police's word is taken above all....no room for mistakes.....too much room for thier abuse of power????

Texas--too wrote:

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I don't believe you know this man. We who do know this man know that your statement is not correct. WE who do know him remember him as a man who we never saw drunk in public.
You may be thinking about someone else--which is quite possible. This happens, but remember your false statements and other peoples errors can have... helped ruin a mans life---or part of it.