Man Charged With DUI After Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Boy - N...

parent wrote:

It's possible that the boy unhooked the seatbelt while he was sleeping. My kids used to try to do this because they were uncomfortable. From the accounts I've heard, anyone in the backseat of that van would not have survived even with a seatbelt. Involuntary manslaughter??Seems to me he voluntarily got in the truck.

When you're blackout drunk, its pretty hard to do things voluntarily.

We don't know what his BAC was, so we don't know just how drunk he was.

I'm a family member of the little boy lost here. Our family is deeply saddened by this loss. Our hearts are so broken that words can not define our pain. This is tragedy for all involved and I hope that with the arrest, justice will prevail. I'm angry that it took a life - such a young, precious, innocent life for this young man to learn a lesson. Joshua will be missed and it will take years to get over this. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

Don Peterson wrote:

No vehicular manslaughter? BTW, whose drunk at 6am on a Monday morning?

It was Sunday morning, Mother's Day. The people in the van were on their way to church.

parent wrote:

We don't know what his BAC was, so we don't know just how drunk he was.

You criminal coddlers are something else. If he was drunk he should be charged with manslaughter whether the BAC was 08 or 20. I'm sick of kid killers saying - yeah i was legally drunk but i wasn't really drunk!!

sure he voluntarily got in his truck. he didn't voluntarily kill a child. you people are so quick to judge. yeah, he's a **** idiot and should be punished. i dont need to hear all this bs from a bunch of strangers..

Marcea wrote:

He should not be free til June. Why so he can drink and kill someone else's child again? LOCK THEM UP!

you need to shut the **** up all of you people who don't know him my brother and I were best friends with aaron. so what if he was driving drunk he fell asleep didnt get any sleep all night + MOTHER ***** THE KID SHOULD OF WORE A ****in SEAT BELT

bob wrote:

sure he voluntarily got in his truck. he didn't voluntarily kill a child. you people are so quick to judge..

Don't give us that "just a tragic accident" garbage. You criminal coddlers think people should be allowed to drive as recklessly as they wish and if they kill someone let them off with a fine because they weren't actually trying to kill anyone. No wonder we have 110 highway murders every DAY in america

We need a law that says anyone found at fault in a fatal crash must serve a minimum of 10 years. If we did that people wouldn't drive drunk. Or speed or drive while on a cell. Stop coddling these killers.

Speeders are Murderers wrote:

We need a law that says anyone found at fault in a fatal crash must serve a minimum of 10 years. If we did that people wouldn't drive drunk. Or speed or drive while on a cell. Stop coddling these killers.

Lets make it 30 years! why just 10, what are you weak? Come on dude, be serious, 10 does nothing, you are a killer coddler yourself!!! They will just get out and speed again. They deserve life!!! You talk tough but aren't willing to go the extra mile. And those cell phone people, yuck, they should get at least 10 for pre-meditated vehicular manslaughter.

you people are idiots.'speeders are murders.' yeah.. i guess were all murderers then. who goes the speed limit anymore? wake up. anyone goes 5-10 over. i guess im a murderer too, huh? and how is this not a tragic accident?! i know the guy. i guess that was his plan from the beginning.. im a coddler? send me to jail then you freak..

justin wrote:

<quoted text> you need to shut the **** up all of you people who don't know him my brother and I were best friends with aaron. so what if he was driving drunk he fell asleep didnt get any sleep all night + MOTHER ***** THE KID SHOULD OF WORE A ****in SEAT BELT

Are you serious? SO WHAT IF HE WAS DRIVING DRUNK? What kind of freak are you. I guess you think that is OK? Your are an idiot. And what would you be saying if the boy did have a seatbelt on and still died? Maybe the boy shouldn't have been in the car?

You're known by the company you keep, and you're showing your immaturity. 22 years old is more than old enough to know the laws especially when it's reported this is his second DUI. I hope this never happens to you if you have children. Yes, I do feel for both families, but not for the drunk driver. Alcohol and cars combine to make a lethal weapon.

Drunks are the cause of around 41% of all traffic fatalities in the USA. This is no surprise to me. A drunk kills someone every 30 minutes on average.

As a friend of Aaron's, I want to tell you all how devestated we are for the tragic loss this family is suffering through. We all wish that we had been able to help Aaron make a smarter decision. If someone you love has a drinking problem, seek help for them. If not for them, for the innocent drivers on the road who may fall into their path of destruction.

We're all very angry and confused.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the little boy.

JLM wrote:

<quoted text>Are you serious? SO WHAT IF HE WAS DRIVING DRUNK? What kind of freak are you. I guess you think that is OK? Your are an idiot. And what would you be saying if the boy did have a seatbelt on and still died? Maybe the boy shouldn't have been in the car?

your the idiot the kid would have a better chance of dieing and aaron wouldn't be in jail for that long now hes getting like 5-10years not just his fault its the families also the law is to wear a seatbelt and also not to drive drunk they are both at fault. too bad for the kid his fault he had died seat belts save lives! thank you to everyone who has something against aaron and hope he gets arrested thank you.

justin wrote:

<quoted text> your the idiot the kid would have a better chance of dieing and aaron wouldn't be in jail for that long now hes getting like 5-10years not just his fault its the families also the law is to wear a seatbelt and also not to drive drunk they are both at fault. too bad for the kid his fault he had died seat belts save lives! thank you to everyone who has something against aaron and hope he gets arrested thank you.

Justin--Get some help.

Seat belts do save lives but the blame is still all on the drunk driver. You can make a mistake (DUI) once but twice or more and it's not mistake anymore. Yeah the kid should have been wearing a seat belt but that doesn't change the fact that some idiot drunk crashed into the van that he was riding in. The drunk driver put himself in the situation by drinking and driving end of story.

justin wrote:

<quoted text> your the idiot the kid would have a better chance of dieing and aaron wouldn't be in jail for that long now hes getting like 5-10years not just his fault its the families also the law is to wear a seatbelt and also not to drive drunk they are both at fault. too bad for the kid his fault he had died seat belts save lives! thank you to everyone who has something against aaron and hope he gets arrested thank you.

Let me tell you Justin. I am not an idiot. The fact remains that your friend needed help when he went to get into his car to begin with. Where were you then? I realize it was an accident and that the boy should have had a seatbelt on, but the fact remains that your friend was DRUNK and hit them. He deserves jail time. THAT IS THE LAW!!!! Maybe you think that driving drunk is OK, but IT IS THE LAW NOT TO. You cannot justify what has happened here by saying it is the boys parents fault. I hope you take it as a lesson and help your friend get through this.

I wish the friends of Aaron's would also stop making excuses for him. I am ALSO a friend of Aaron's, and I know right now that he's not making excuses for his actions.

Yes he fell asleep at the wheel, and yes he wasn't obliterated. BUT, he was at the legal limit, he was exhausted because he had been drinking the night before and didn't sleep more than an hour or two. None of his friends thought he would get up at 5 in the morning and leave.

His family is devestated. A little boy lost his life. And the child's family is suffering.

Fighting over whether or not the little boy should have been wearing a seatbelt is a mute point.

He wasn't wearing a seatbelt, and he had to pay for Aaron's actions.

That in and of itself is wrong.