Alida Roxana Holyoke, 27, pleaded guilty Wednesday in county Circuit Court to negligent homicide by driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident that killed Glen Burnie resident William "Shawn" Jacobs.
She could face up to 15 years in jail and a $15,000 fine, but state guidelines call for probation to two years in prison, prosecutors said.
Whatever the sentence, it likely will not seem enough to the more than a dozen tearful members of the victim's family...
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Are You Kidding Me? - 2010-03-31 18:14:48
In this same section of the paper, someone got 25 years for crack cocaine possession, and this person KILLS someone, while driving DRUNK, and they want probation? What is wrong with this picture? You leave the scene of the accident, can't 'remember' that you just hit someone, and all is forgiven? Why don't we just remove the drunk driving laws from the books? They are not being enforced anyhow!!
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Come ON!! - 2010-03-27 18:48:13
She left the scene! Yes, if this article is true, they were both drunk, but we MUST get tougher on these 'negligent' homicide cases!
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prediction - 2010-03-27 10:27:32
18 months AADC, work release. Sad case for all involved. You hate to see things like this happen.
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