Kirkwood Woman Sentenced in Connection to Drunk Driving Death
Emily Hagan of Kirkwood reportedly received a three-year prison sentence Tuesday in connection to a drunk driving accident that killed a bicyclist last year.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Emily C. Hagan, 30, of Kirkwood was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday after a plea deal in connection to a drunken-driving accident that killed a bicyclist in University City last year.
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As previously reported by Patch, Hagan was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated, according to court documents.
Katie Coyle
4:06 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
I agree with the sentence, but can anyone explain why NFL football players kill people when they drive while intoxicated & they get off Scott free? It's disgusting & definitely not fair.
Gerry Mandel
4:10 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Not just NFL players (I assume you're referring to Leonard Little) but famous, powerful, or influential people. The system is not fair, agreed. But then it never has been. Still, a young man is dead.
Gerry Mandel
4:09 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A sad story, but the punishment is justified. Anyone who drives drunk needs to be put away for awhile.
Judy Niehaus
5:42 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Too bad restorative justice system isn't being utilized. Emily in prison won't bring young Scott back but Emily doing some service work over the next three years might prevent deaths from others driving drunk.
Gerry Mandel
5:55 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
First step for Emily is to get some help for herself. She might get that in jail. If she gets out after a year, she can do service work. As you can tell, I have a very low tolerance for people who drive drunk.
Katie Coyle
6:01 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
As do I, Gerry. Anyone who drives drunk should get the harshest punishment allowed by law & it should not be based on who you are or how high profile you are in the community.