Drunk drivers in Texas will now should pay youngster help in the event that they kill a baby’s dad or mum or guardian in a crash.
The invoice, named “Bentley’s Law,” was signed into Texas legislation Friday and requires those that kill mother and father of children underneath 18 in a crash to pay youngster help.
Cecilia Williams, who created the legislation, lobbied for it after her son Cordell, daughter-in-law Lacy, and 4-month-old grandson have been killed in April 2021 by a drunk driver in Missouri.
“I made a promise to my kids, and my grandson, and other people that I was going to do what I could to stop people from driving under the influence,” Williams instructed KHOU.
After Cordell and Lacy have been killed, their different two sons, then-4-year-old Bentley, and then-2-year-old Mason, have been left with out mother and father, leaving Williams to take care of them.
“Life ain’t the same and it never will be,” mentioned Williams.
Tennessee grew to become the primary state to signal Bentley’s legislation into impact in July and comparable laws has been launched in 24 different states.
Moms Towards Drunk Driving mentioned in an April 2022 assertion that it helps Bentley’s Regulation.
“Too often, offenders are able to move on with their lives even after killing someone, while victims and survivors are reminded every day of their loss,” the assertion reads. “The idea behind Bentley’s Law is to both provide a sense of justice to victims and survivors and make sure offenders are reminded of the heartbreak they caused by making the choice to drive impaired.”
