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Perhaps individuals should be responsible for their own actions not reliant upon every one to tell them how to act.

Restaurant employees really can't tell in most cases. I have seen people blow 2 and 3 times the legal limit and you can't even tell they have been drinking. Especially if the drinkers are sitting down and not moving around a lot so as to be seen stumbling and off balanace. And even more disturbing, especially people who are borderline or full blown alcoholics, they tolerate the alcohol better than Sally who might have a glass or two of wine once a year.

This of course is why field sobriety tests exist.... so the cops can determine if a person has had too much to drink. Text messaging, sleepiness, inattention and poor driving skills may get you stopped for suspicion of DUI, but the field sobriety tests confirm it.

CVILLER- you are correct, just said "perhaps". She may not have been impaired.

GSOE- What might be more disturbing and unfortunate is that if the driver was impaired, that Amber and Michael let her drive, got into the car, or even stayed in the car....perhaps they had no clue.

It is odd, but there were some comments from people on other sites yesterday (11/14) that BAC came back as 0.00. Not sure of credibility; but even if she had one glass an hour before, there would still be some (small) BAC, correct?

I am more curious of the speed factor; from what I have heard, the damage to the car indicated some pretty radical speed and little braking. Odd.

Perhaps, it was a total accident, a problem with the car a deer, her foot got hung for whatever reason. We will never know everything that happened but I can bet anything that the mother that was driving would never have done anything to hurt her own daughter. They can send her to jail for the rest of her life and it will not compare to what goes through her own mind, and one beer of no kind makes you so drunk that you drive like a fool. It seems a woman at her age with her ex husband and her daughter would be able to say don't drive the car, I am sure they have known her long enough to know how intoxicated she was. Please lets wait to hear all the facts, there are no winners in this tragic situation.

Perhaps the driver has never been very good with decision making. after all she was 36 and her daughter was 20... do the math.

@ former virginianeer - Who cares how old she was when she had her daughter??? She still is a MOTHER that just lost her DAUGHTER!!! Have some sympathy. You must not be a parent, as any parent, any human actually, would have sympathy and not just jump to conclusions before facts are revealed.

The estates of both should get an attorney/executor to sue the driver/mother even if she is the mother/ ex wife (more the reason to sue). To cover funeral bills and last expenses.

Unfortunately, local news sites have reported this story with much bias and without always checking facts. As a result, many people have responded with bias, judgement, and malice. Not only did the BAC come back as 0.00, but Jessica Lewis is grieving for the loss of her daughter more than any of you could ever know. I know this, because she is my cousin. The judgemental villifying of her is incredibly difficult for our family. We are also grieving for the loss of our cousin / daughter / sister / friend.

What I don't understand is if your blood level was 0.00 why such harsh charges?

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"BAC" stands for "blood alcohol content". It dosen't measure cocaine, twinkies, or diet pepsi. OK?

" the math."

Stuff it hippie.

I wish some news outlet in this town would press the PD or explain to us non-legal folk (my area of expertise is tickling the ivories and wearing sequins) why the DUI...if her AC is 0.00, then what was she UI of? And Former Va'eer does have a point, as callous as it seems.

Speaking of that, RIP Charlie Callas!

A mother just lost her daughter and people are babbling about how old she was when she had her???? Nobody is perfect!! However, she obviously raised her as best she could given the facts that her daughter was a wonderful person and had such a bright future. That's what's wrong with this world today. Some people are so quick to judge the book by it's cover when they really have no clue what they are talking about. HAVE A HEART PEOPLE!

Perhaps it is truthfully not for you all to judge. No one has all the proof so who do you really think you are to make such stupid remarks it makes your ignorance shine brightly for the world to see. Why instead can't you put your energy into suporting the family and friends left grieving???? Praying for all this horrific tragidy has touch may you find peace and remember all the great times you shared.

she was going at least 85mph, drunk or not drunk, that is just plain stupid