Driving under the influence is a deadly problem plaguing our valley. Some family members of those killed in DUI crashes say stricter punishments are what’s needed to stop impaired drivers from getting behind the wheel.
“Your time should be taken for not understanding the lesson you were taught,” said Robin Wynkoop whose mother died from a DUI crash in 2008 while she was standing at a bus stop. “Your time should be given to the state going you know what, we’re going to keep you in jail, we’ll keep you behind so we know you can’t get a vehicle and kill somebody next.”
She says it’s horrible seeing so many impacted by DUI. She is now an advocate for stricter laws and punishments.
“I think if you kill two people or more, it should be life in prison,” said Wynkoop.
Wynkoop is referring to Jemarcus Williams who pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Clark County courtroom for the DUI hit and run crash last November killing two Nevada State Troopers.
Williams is facing a possible maximum sentence of up to 40 years in prison, but Wynkoop and others who have lost family in DUI crashes say it should be more.