Unfortunately, we don't live in a society where carelessness and negligence that results in death is punished very seriously. A $1000  fine for taking someone's life and devastating an entire family is so pathetic a sum it's an insult to that poor woman's family. And the gutlessness displayed by the driver in covering her own ass and refusing to explain her insane driving that fateful day makes it even worse. There really are some awful people out there.

I hope to God there is some sort of civil remedy (i.e. lawsuit) that the victim's husband can pursue to ruthlessly and totally bankrupt the driver many times over. 

I would suggest we make reckless driving resulting in physical injury or death a serious crime in this country, but I know that the elite liberal consensus that has reigned in this country for decades is pathologically opposed to any toughening of our criminal laws.