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Posts Tagged ‘Driving License’« Older EntriesKim Armstrong Paralyzed by a DUI DriverPosted on Jan 27, 2011
Kim’s family members were hoping to get more news coverage to follow up on her story, but that did not happen. They believe that Channel 24 did not have the facts correct. They wanted to get the message out that the driver was never arrested and the court date that was reported on the news was from a previous DUI charge from last year not from this accident that took place on November 14th, 2010 that left Kim paralyzed. Driver is a Repeat OffenderAccording to family members, the driver was driving on a suspended DUI license and on probation in Tennessee at the time of the accident. After the accident, the drunk driver was taken to the hospital and was released from the hospital and never arrested. Some of the nurses at the hospital mentioned that they recognized the driver because he was admitted at the same hospital several times in the past several months due to drug and alcohol issues. The nurses also mentioned that after they did his blood test they found traces of alcohol and pain killers in his system. The driver also has a long history of DUIs, drug and accident charges on his record, in addition to 2 DUIs charges within the last 18 months that all happened within 3 months apart for each other in Tennessee. The report showed that in one of his previous charges, someone was injured. According to the reports, the driver has been arrested 7 times for drug, alcohol and vehicle related incidents and one arrest for carrying a loaded handgun while under the influence of drugs in a Wal-Mart dressing room. Driver Received 2 Tickets but was Never Arrested at the HospitalThe drunk driver only received tickets for the incident and was never arrested. One of the tickets was for driving on a suspended DUI license and the second ticket was for driving without car insurance. Kim’s family later realized that the hospital refused to call the police because the police would be responsible for paying the drunk driver hospital bill. This is what a family member said, “How screwed up is that! It’s sad – criminals have more rights than the victims! Is that what we call justice?” Kim Family members are not happy with the situation and said: “My sister’s life has been changed forever and hundreds of thousands of dollars if not millions of dollars in medical expenses. Her rehab is going to be $3,500 a day – and she will need at least 6 months or more of rehab all because of this guy. I am sure this guy is still out driving around popping pills and drinking! I guess you have to kill someone to get arrested these days and then you’ll probably will only spend 5 years in jail! No wonder there is some much crime today, criminals can get off easier. The police told us they have to be careful about arresting him because they can get sued?!?! I never realized how screwed up our justice system is and I hope no one never ever has to go through what we are going through” Said family members. They are shocked that this guy is not in jail – they want justice for Kim. Resource: http://www.kimsrecovery.com/2011/01/we-want-justice/ Most recent on Kim Armstrong case:After our blog post we learnt some more facts on Kim’s case, initially court has set January 11, 2011 for the hearing which is now postponed until March 16, 2011. DWI Blog & our readers extend our prayers & support for victim’s family. DUI, Drunk Driving34 Comments »Driving License Drunk Drivers DUIHow Citizens Can Help Police Control Drunk Driving?Posted on Jul 07, 2009
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