Hi, My Stepson was a passenger in a car driven by his friend December 17th. His friend had been drinking and was speeding at 81 in a 55 and hit a tree killing my stepson. The driver just walked away unharmed. The police said that he blew a .02 by the time that they got him to the police station and said that mobile tests are not done in this county. There was a fairly large window between the accident and the test. The investigator said that the driver had a drug record and decided to draw blood from him at the station. That will take 3-4 weeks for results. From talking to my stepsons friends they said that the driver was always smoking weed and there was a 12 pack in the car when the accident happened. The driver is only 18 years old. My wife can not work at this time she works at the school and can not handle the memorys of school and her son. He was a senior this year. We have contacted a Lawyer through the family who is a personal friend of my Sister. He Is a public Defender for another county close to us and has been around for 20+ years here. From what I understand he is not money hungry and is honest and he will be working through another Lawyer on this case. I was just wondering if we are doing the right thing here. I have never delt with an issue like this and need all the help that we can get. The sad thing of it all and what really makes me angry is that the driver of the car or parents have not even sent a letter of sympathy or even called to say I'm sorry. Matt was so well liked that the funeral was mobbed by the media tv/radio/news and multiple school districts. Please steer us in the right direction for our loss it was my wifes only child and she has gone through enough already...
Thanks,
Ron & Donna

