Feb. 15, 2026 7 AM PT
To the editor: That is appalling. Solely two-and-a-half years for taking a younger life (“The reckless driver who killed her son is about to be released. This SoCal mom is furious,” Feb. 12)?
This was somebody who had already been in 4 at-fault crashes, three of which concerned being distracted by her telephone. Prosecutors stated she had been ingesting earlier than the crash, however in fact she delayed turning herself in lengthy sufficient to keep away from being charged with a possible DUI.
In the meantime, on the next Los Angeles Instances web page, we study of a person getting sentenced to 2 years in jail for chopping down 13 timber (“He said he loved trees but chain-sawed 13 of them in bizarre L.A. vandalism rampage,” Feb. 11). Each crimes detailed in these tales end result within the final consequence: demise, whether or not it’s of an individual or nature. Useless is useless.
One suggestion talked about within the article concerning the reckless driver is putting in breathalyzers within the automobiles of everybody who’s been convicted of a DUI. This may be bypassed, nevertheless, by a sober passenger taking that check. To make this work, police ought to set up Ring-type cameras in DUI offenders’ automobiles dealing with the driving force.
The footage would immediately go to a database that can be utilized by police when investigating a criminal offense. This might present who’s driving that automotive, if they’re texting, and if they’re those utilizing the breathalyzer.
Cheryl Youthful, Los Angeles
