Girl who allegedly killed officer: One bad choice or something preventable?
One of our moms suggested that we discuss what’s happening to the 22-year old Stone Mountain woman who has been accused of driving drunk and killing a police officer with her vehicle.
In case you haven’t seen the story here is the basic gist from the AJC (click for full story and more coverage):
“The Stone Mountain woman accused of being drunk when her car slammed into and killed an Atlanta police officer has been cited six times for traffic violations in five years, the Fulton County District Attorney’s office said Thursday.
“Chasity Nicole Jones, 22, will remain in the Fulton County jail for at least the next two weeks after a Fulton County magistrate judge refused to grant bond at a court appearance Thursday morning. Jones was charged with felony first-degree vehicular homicide as well as two misdemeanors, driving under the influence and failure to yield to person authorized to direct traffic following the death of Senior Officer Gail Thomas.”
“Jones was in a jail courtroom Thursday, where Fulton Magistrate Judge Jessy Lall set bond at $15,000 on the two misdemeanors, but refused to allow bond on the vehicular homicide charge.”
“Jones said nothing during the hearing, but repeatedly turned her head to look at her mother, who sat in the back of the small courtroom. A cousin of the Atlanta police officer killed in Tuesday night’s crash was also in the courtroom.”
“Lall scheduled a preliminary hearing for Jones for Feb. 9 in Fulton Superior Court, at which time her lawyers can ask a Superior Court judge to set bond.”
“This was the first arrest for Jones, but she has been six times for traffic offenses, including four times for speeding, a member of the DA’s office told the judge Thursday. Jones has also been cited twice for making erratic lane changes and twice didn’t show up for court appearances, according to the DA’s office.”
“In Nov. 2008, Jones was cited in Gwinnett County for causing a one-vehicle wreck on Five Forks Trickum Road, Cpl. Jake Smith with Gwinnett police told the AJC….”
To me the story is heartbreaking not only for the officer and her family but for the young woman. I always want to give people the benefit of the doubt and I am wondering if this was one alleged bad decision or the culmination of multiple bad things happening in this young woman’s life?
That does seem to be a large number of traffic violations in a short number of years, and I wonder if there was a way for her parents or the police to intervene before the driving allegedly became worse? I wonder if the driving issues are reflective of other issues/problems as well?
What are you thoughts on the story? Do you have any sympathy for the 22-year-old young woman and her family? Was there any way for this to be prevented?
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Hello
January 27th, 2012
9:28 pm
Well Fred…it appears ur the only one that doesn’t understand my “pidgen” english….watever that is. lmfao
Fred
January 27th, 2012
9:33 pm
Bless your heart, now you resort to nit picking a typo…………. as for your LMFAO? I like that song, plus that Lauren Bennett Chick is hot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8&ob=av2e
Fred
January 27th, 2012
9:43 pm
@Hello: I’m keeping it now to things you can, like, understand. You know?
Hello
January 27th, 2012
9:57 pm
@DB Why is someone dead even though she is not a cold blooded killer? B/c a mistake was made. When I was younger, a friend of mine accidentally killed his friend b/c they were playing with a gun. Went to court and got 7 years…he later committed suicide. He couldn’t handle the fact that he killed someone, and to top it off he would have to spend almost decade in prison. I dont want to see the same thing happen to Chasity.
Like I said, there are other factors at play here. Im not taking away from the fact that a life was lost, and I am not trying to justify what she did, I am merely considering ALL OF THE FACTS. There was another car involved in the accident, which was parked on the side of the highway at a place that is known for accidents b/c of SEVERAL blind spots. This is the car that Chasity hit, which then hit the officer. Its not like Chasity saw the officer but was too drunk to avoid her. In my opinion, anyone could have hit that car.
And to the people saying that she must not have good friends..I would have to agree with u…Just found out that there were ppl in the car with her when this happened :-/
@ freddy…u r irrelevant. goodbye.
DB
January 27th, 2012
9:58 pm
The Quad Squad: One year?!?! Are YOU drunk? She KILLED another human being. Don’t you think the consequences should be more significant than the penalty for writing a fraudulent check?
MA
January 27th, 2012
10:14 pm
This woman is an adult, but her parents need to go to prison with her if they were providing her with a car and/or money to purchase alcohol since they were fully aware that she had proven herself to be a danger to herself and others when she was driving.
@Camille NO, I have NEVER driven with any alcohol in my body and I never will!
irisheyes
January 27th, 2012
10:19 pm
This is the problem. We have people saying, “It was just one mistake,” and “She’s really a good person who deserves a second chance.” Guess what? There are consequences to someone’s actions. I don’t care if this was the first and only time she decided to drink and drive (which doesn’t sound like the case), but she committed a crime, and then she killed another human being. There are consequences to that! Why are we feeling sorry for her? How about feeling sorry for the family of the police officer she killed? How about feeling sorry for those innocent kids? I’m so tired of people expecting to get out of trouble by using the excuse that it was just a mistake. It wasn’t. It was a crime. I got a ticket once for running a red light. It was a mistake, but I had to pay the fine anyway. Because actions have consequences. So, yes, she should go to prison. Forever? No, but for longer than just a year or two.
Fred
January 27th, 2012
10:25 pm
And to the people saying that she must not have good friends..I would have to agree with u…Just found out that there were ppl in the car with her when this happened :-/
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Really? You mean you just read the article? Or the blog? It was mentioned in both there Nancy Drew……….. Like, you know. Really?
Hello
January 27th, 2012
10:35 pm
@fred. Yup. :-D
Fred
January 27th, 2012
10:36 pm
Because actions have consequences. So, yes, she should go to prison. Forever? No, but for longer than just a year or two.
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Pretty much everyone except one mindless asshat agrees with that irisheyes. I think that poster called them self Quad Squad or something. The post sounded more like a troll.
I will however maintain what I said on page one. I feel sorry for the girl. I feel sorry for the victim. What the girl did was stupid. She will have to pay for it. but to say she is undeserving of sympathy to me is just utterly stupid and callous. Sounds like something a Baptist or a fanatical wacked out republican would say (don’t confuse fanatical wacked out republicans with normal republicans dammit).
Where is your heart? Have you none? Of COURSE she has to pay, and will. I still feel sorry for her and her family as I do for the police officer and HER family. Everyone in this situation is a loser, no one “won’ anything. But justice must be served so that others can see there IS a consequence.
Although “Hello” lacks the ability to communicate as an adult in an adult forum, the little that I HAVE been able to decipher makes some sort of sense. What will be served by sentencing Chasity, to 10 years? Nothing.
Fred
January 27th, 2012
10:38 pm
Hey Hello, I REALLY do have problems trying to decipher text talk. but you make some good points from what I CAN decipher and you seem to be a good friend to Chasity (dammit, I keep typing Chastity). Read my post on the first page before you judge me too harshly lol.
Cobb Mom
January 27th, 2012
11:32 pm
My family has a close friend who lost her husband to a drunk driver when their only son was 3. She spent 15 years raising the child on her own. She did a great job with plenty of family support. A month after he turned 18 he was driving home from work, just like his dad, when a drunk driver killed him. Due to stupid decision by two morons she lost her family. There shouldn’t be a second chance for drunk drivers. First offense should be a year and a day in jail (the day means no parole). If there is a second offense it should be 5 years with no chance of getting another driver’s license.
I think it is interesting that this “accident” happened the same week one of our illustrious state representatives proposed a bill to erase DUI convictions after five years. Who elected that moron?
Fred
January 28th, 2012
1:02 am
Cobb Mom you will hate me but…………
The “limit” for “drunk driving” is absurd. Everyine except Baptists and MADD members know this. You can blow a .08 on 1 beer. Anyone who thinks you are drunk after one beer is a complete dumbass.
I’m sorry about your friend. I really am. But just damn………
tommygun
January 28th, 2012
7:21 am
@Fred,
Fred, that’s true, but misleading. A 98lbs woman can blow a .08 is she hasn’t had anything to eat that day off one beer. But for a 98lbs person, 1 beer would get you buzzed. My baby brother is a 210lbs 6′4 very healthy guy, drinks 1 or twice a year. 1 beer makes him feel buzzed.
Chasity was a small girl – 4 beers means she was drunk. They taught her this in high school, her mom told her she was going to kill someone. You are responsible for YOU knowing how many beers you can handle – if it’s 1, then it’s 1. No excuses, no justifications – they law protects innocents, and driving is not a human right. If you don’t obey the rules, you go to jail for a LONG LONG time.
Old Soul
January 28th, 2012
7:43 am
I feel very sorry for this girl.
20 years ago, when I was 20, I hit a 58 year old man while driving drunk. Thankfully, he did not die, but sadly, I did injure him. When I was in jail, I kept praying that I could go back in time and do it differently. I was fixated on this, and started mumbling it to myself. I tried to force the idea from my mind, because it was all I could do…but it just kept coming back. I also thought maybe I would be better off dead.
In the 20 years since it happened, not one single day has gone by where I don’t think about it. I think about the pain I caused a stranger, my family, and I think about what my life might have been if I hadn’t made “one mistake”. Needless to say a DUI conviction is a hard thing to live with.
I’m sorry for the families loss.
homeschooler
January 28th, 2012
7:52 am
@ Fred “What will be served by sentencing Chasity, to 10 years? Nothing.”
First of all, I see girls like this all the time. I think the likelihood that she will change, even after she killed a person, is low. Most people do not change, especially when they have such a challenging upbringing as she appeared to have had. Honestly, if this were an 18 yr old college girl who left a party mildly drunk (.08) and killed someone I might agree with you. Someone who was just young and stupid and was raised to know better and had the coping skills to move on and make something out of herself. This girl just seems like a train wreck to me. If they let her out of jail in a year or two, she will be right back to her ways. I’d bet you anything. So, to answer your question, 10 yrs would (1) keep the rest of the community safe from her reckless ways. And (2) maybe 10 years would actually give her the time to grow up, really grow up and process where her life was and where it was going and what she can do to change that. The consequence HAS to be steep and harsh (I’m not saying life in prison) but if it is not, we will never make people understand how serious this is. People will just continue this behavior, the officer’s death would be completely in vain. How crazy would it be if 3 yrs from now, this officer’s child has a baby. She’s overjoyed but crushed that her mother can not share this wonderful moment or this child’s life and Chasity is 25 yrs old and free as a bird, probably partying with her friends again. 10 yrs is the least I think she should serve. If she gets out at 32 she can still enjoy and long, fulfilling life. If she is a strong person and truly sorry for her actions, she will make the best of this and feel as if she served her time, forgive herself and make something of her life. I agree that she should never be able to drive again. It’s just too great of a risk. We see too many of these repeat offenders. To many tragedies. Preventable tragedies.
One drink=1st degree murder.
January 28th, 2012
9:16 am
20-30 years min. This aspiring stripper whose biggest accomplishment to date was doing a keg stand murdered a woman who dedicated her life to making others lives better.
Make an example of her so other kids who think they can drive drunk will learn.
Hello
January 28th, 2012
2:17 pm
@tommygun- where the hell are u getting these stats from? Alcohol affects everyone differently. Yes there is a ratio when it comes to body weight and how much u consume, but when it comes down to it, TOLERANCE determines how much X amount of alcohol will affect ur body. U contradicted yourself by giving the example of ur brother, who seems to have the lowest tolerance of any grown man on earth. Chasity probably has a really high tolerance(even though she is small), which led her to make this stupid decision.
@Homeschooler- take it from someone who knows, chasity was everything BUT a train wreck. Idk if its the sh!tty life u lived seeing all these girls make dumb decisions, but u shouldn’t assume that she has “bad coping skills” just based off what you’ve seen from this case. Of course she seems like a train wreck now….SHE ACCIDENTALLY KILLED SOMEONE. And what do u mean she will be “free as a bird?” She will still be haunted by this day for the rest of her life just like the officers daughter, only difference is that she won’t have as much support b/c heartless ppl like u automatically assume “hey she drank and drive, toss the book at her and good riddance.” I dont think u truly realize what a DECADE IN PRISON entails…especially for a young and attractive lady like her. It might as well be a death sentence b/c her life will be over. Yea she will get out when she is 32, still relatively young, but where will she go? Her mom will most likely be dead by then, and its sad to say, but a decade from now Im sure all her close friends will have moved on. If she gets out in a decade she won’t have a “long fulfilling life to look forward to.” Do u kno how the government treats convicts? She might as well leave the country. At least a 3-5 year sentence will give her some type of hope. It doesn’t take a decade for someone to truly change and repent.
Your logic is baffling. Your basically saying, “so many tragedies have happened before, lets prevent another POSSIBILITY by destroying this young girl.” That’s a very paranoid way to look at this situation. It doesn’t matter if she is in jail, ppl are still going to drink and drive, ppl are still going to do what they want to do. Nobody is going to TRULY learn from this situation other than the ppl involved. That’s the harsh reality of the world we live in, its a dangerous place, and bad things happen to good people all the time. I tend to have faith in ppl, they can change for the better.
I can only hope the court doesn’t take the “lets make an example out of this girl” route. How many times have they done that in the past? NOBODY IS GOING TO LEARN ANYTHING. Get that through ur skull. Ppl who are not close to those involved in this case couldn’t care less about the outcome. If our government spent more time trying to rehabilitate rather then decimate, our country would be a much better place. They should take this as a opportunity to IMPROVE her decision making skills. You act like if ppl see how “steep and harsh” her consequence is then they will react in a positive manner…as if this has never happened before. “omg she got ten years, im going cold turkey.” No…there gonna say “dam did u hear about the girl that got ten years…should have got a better lawyer.”
Kat
January 28th, 2012
2:20 pm
I was stopped for speeding in Alpharetta the other day – doing 60ish in a 45. He was a scary cop too! Yikes! I will NOT be speeding through Alpharetta again!
Kat
January 28th, 2012
2:21 pm
The woman that killed that family on Easter Sunday (and then covered it up). She should have pled guilty. Instead she said not guilty, was then found guilty (along with her idiot mom), and got more of a sentence. She deserved it and so does this one!
Hello
January 28th, 2012
4:42 pm
@kat so instead of not speeding at all, u have decided to avoid speeding IN alpharetta……smh
Hello
January 28th, 2012
4:48 pm
yeah I saw that case about the lady that fled the scene. wat a retard, that’s an automatic admission of guilt. If she had stayed and helped then she would have not been sent to prison for 36 years.
Hello
January 28th, 2012
5:05 pm
I have no sympathy for that woman either, and she was driving sober! But that’s because you could tell she wasn’t remorseful and the only thing she regretted was getting caught. Chasity is remorseful for what she has done. When she found out that someone was killed she was devastated. Comparing Chasity to that heartless woman is outrageous!
Bob
January 28th, 2012
6:21 pm
@hello
you seem to be stuck on the idea that she accidentally killed someone. She did not. It’s 1st degree murder. You take one drink, blow a .08, and kill someone, and it’s not an accident, because YOU CHOSE to drink and drive. Taking a drink and then driving is pre-meditated murder. You don’t seem to understand that. YOU have a choice NOT to kill some by not driving while drunk.
Is Chasity remorseful? No. If she was, she would have listened to her Mother (who told her she was going to kill someone). 6 tickets in 5 years (2 court dates she just decided she would not go) is not someone who is remorseful.
She murdered someone by her own premeditated actions, and as such, should be in jail for as long as the law allows.
Bob
January 28th, 2012
6:28 pm
@hello
also, making an example of her is a proven way to prevent future murders. For example, my daughters high school had a convicted drunk driving teen (whos passenger died) come to the school and talk to the student body about what his life was like, and what it was like living with the death, and going to jail. My daughter (now 30) told me she has never had a drink and driven because the thought of going to jail for 15 years and hurting someone scared the crap out of her.
100%, making an example of her will save lives, has in the past.
Denise
January 28th, 2012
9:00 pm
My uncle was hit by a DUI driver in December 2010…his body, not his car. This is in Louisiana but, if convicted, she will face 3 to 30 years. My grandmother doesn’t care what she gets because nothing will bring my uncle back (his children are not quite as kind) but my thing is that this broad will learn nothing from her time in jail. She is trying to plead not guilty (that she wasn’t driving) even with all the physical evidence that proves that she was driving. She has been in jail since December 2010 and had a court date of July 2011 but has asked for another continuance. I hope Chasity learns something from this and makes better decisions later.
TinbukChu
January 28th, 2012
9:25 pm
Denise, sorry about your uncle. I agree about Chasity, I read her facebook page before it was taken down. Basically her attitude was screw all us, she was going to party as hard as she wanted, and didn’t care what anyone thought of her.
I also place some blame on the mother. Chasity was living under her roof, the mom was paying for her car, and she knew her daughter was getting plastered and driving like a maniac. What should the mom have done? Tell your daughter to move out if she doesn’t play by house rules. Stop paying for her car. Call the police and tell them. Seems hard, but not as hard as her next 15 years in jail
Lemon78
January 29th, 2012
12:23 am
@Hello… Get your facts straight, she did hit the officer, the car did not run over the officer. Were you there? What an idiot. You have no idea how horrific her death was.
Lemon78
January 29th, 2012
12:35 am
Comparing that women to Chasity Jones is very accurate, Both selfish. She was going to jail, hence the tears. Maybe someday she will truly understand the magnitude of what she has done and feel sorry. She is old enough to make decisions. The legal drinking age is 21. I was taught from high school on the dangers of drinking and driving. She made a choice that night. She made that same choice many nights, this was the first time it caught up with her, and unfortunately the City of Atlanta lost a good officer, and a young lady lost her mother. There is no excuse.
Hello
January 29th, 2012
12:45 pm
@Bob- r u joking, premeditated murder? Its not like she was thinking “I want to kill someone today, let me get drunk to increase the likelihood of that happening.” It should be aggravated vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide. And please, don’t tell me how she feels when u don’t even know her personally. You obviously don’t even know what pre-med murder is. Please educate yourself before opening your mouth, Bobby.
Bob
January 29th, 2012
2:46 pm
@hello
LOL@U! you must have failed 6th grade civics class. Pretty basic stuff. If you rob a grocery store with a toy gun, and casher pulls out a real gun, then “accidentally” drops the gun, it fires and kills him, guess what? But for your premeditated actions, the cashier would still be alive.
Here is the legal definition of murder 1
“first-degree murder is defined as an unlawful killing that is both willful and premeditated”
She willfully drank and drove. She could have had a DD, could have called a cab, she could have chosen not to drink. They taught her this in school, she was told that drunk driving is pre-med murder. All states have a felony rule that says if you murder someone while committing a crime it’s premeditated. How could you not know that?
She is being charged with murder 1. What are you going to do now, Einstien, put down your xbox360 controller and call the states district attorney’s office and let them know they are all stupid and don’t know what premeditated murder is?
I know being a responsible adult is a hard thing for you to swallow, and law school is not in your future – you babble your ignorance of the law all you want, it doesn’t change that fact that she killed someone while committing a felony – that is murder 1 (ie, premeditated murder). Pay attention in school, and you would know this.
It’s
Anj
January 30th, 2012
7:52 am
Interesting comments about what “we all” do. For myself, I drive “like an old lady”, not only do I usually drive under the speed limit, but I KNOW what the speed limit is on all the roads I drive ( I think a lot of speeding is because people don’t pay attention ),
I don’t get behind the wheel intoxicated,
my kids get told “I’m driving.” when they want something from me,
I’ve driven with a baby screaming at max volume while safely strapped in his car seat (screaming means breathing, and breathing means alive),
even my dog had a harness clipped into a seat belt.
You can drive safely IF
you make it a priority.
If six citations haven’t driven the point home yet for this woman (sorry, 22 is no “girl”)
then maybe this incident and all the consequences will.
Hello
January 30th, 2012
8:16 am
@bob
Once again u prove ur stupidity.
If someone is killed while a felony is being committed, its classified as FELONY MURDER. Not premed. I thought that was common knowledge. Won’t allow me to post links but look up felony murder.
http://felonymurder.org/
Premed murder-Premeditated murder is the crime of wrongfully causing the death of another human being (also known as murder) after rationally considering the timing or method of doing so, in order to either increase the likelihood of success, or to evade detection or apprehension
No judge in their right mind would EVER charge a drunk driver with premed murder.
*She is being charged with murder 1. What are you going to do now, Einstien, put down your xbox360 controller and call the states district attorney’s office and let them know they are all stupid and don’t know what premeditated murder is?*
Hey genius, she is being charged felony first-degree vehicular homicide, I’m just hoping her lawyer will be able to get it lowered to one of the charges I mentioned before. You obviously didnt even read the article b/c no where does it say she will be charged with pre-med murder or murder 1. Now please, go take your Alzheimer’s medicine and have a nap.
Hello
January 30th, 2012
8:24 am
ignore that sentence about not being able to post links, I thought u couldn’t b/c I kept trying to post my comment but it wouldn’t let me
Hello
January 30th, 2012
8:27 am
The most severe charge(that I know of) given to any dui/murder case was 2nd degree murder. The guy charged killed TWO ppl including a child, plus he was driving on the wrong side of the highway, in new york city, which is known for severe punishments.
http://www.cafemom.com/journals/read/208318/Ever_held_a_child_s_decapitated_head
Bob
January 30th, 2012
8:35 am
@hello,
You idiot. 1st degree muder is defined as premeditated murder. 1st degree vehicular homicide means she did not “accidentally” drink, and when she turned the key on her car, she intentionally drove drunk – it is defined by the law as “premeditated murder”.
here you go:
“with malice aforethought—a deliberate and premeditated killing of another motivated by ill will. All that was required for malice aforethought to exist is that the perpetrator act with one of the four states of mind that constitutes “malice.”
The four states of mind recognized as constituting “malice” are:
1) Intent to kill,
2)Intent to inflict grievous bodily harm short of death,
3) Reckless indifference to an unjustifiably high risk to human life (sometimes described as an “abandoned and malignant heart”), or
4) Intent to commit a dangerous felony (the “felony-murder” doctrine).
You only have to have one of the above for malice afterthought. Literally HUNDREDS of people are in jail on 1st Degree “pre med” murder charges – what are you going to do now, Sport? Call congress and get all those murder 1 (yes, pre-med) charges overturned?
Do your research and know what the law is before you open your mouth and dazzle us with your “brilliance”
Hello
January 30th, 2012
9:00 am
@bob
damn…you really are stupid. a simple google search of “premeditated murder and dui” will prove everything u just wasted your time typing to be a complete lie. it really doesn’t matter how u put it, the fact is SHE DID NOT INTEND ON KILLING ANYONE, which is why she will probably be charged with 2nd degree murder at worst.
And whats with u and calling the government? only case I care about is Chasity’s, robert. lmao
Bob
January 30th, 2012
9:56 am
@ hello,
Well, I just did what you suggested and typed in “premeditated murder and dui” and here is what popped up.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/122825/
In a nutshell, Thomas Jones was charged with 1st degree “premeditated” murder and is serving life in prison.
Jesus, you’re stupid. The law says, when you intentionally commit a crime, and someone dies, it is INTENTIONAL MURDER. She is not being charged with 2nd degree murder – she is being charged with 1st degree murder. You can type in all caps what you believe all you like – it will not change the fact that she intentionally drank, and that is a premeditated action.
So what are you going to say now, you friggin half-wit? The above article is fake? Thomas Jones really wasn’t convicted on 1st degree and was sentenced to 30 years?
There it is, sport, a simple google search showing that dui murder can be 1st degree murder.
'lilputer
January 30th, 2012
11:10 am
DAM BOB, UR A JERK. ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE HER, NOT U! SHE NEVER HURT NO ON IN HER LIFE UNTIL THAT ONCE.
dc
January 30th, 2012
1:58 pm
Both of you are showing you immaturity levels.
Augusta
January 30th, 2012
2:32 pm
@Hello – Honey, you really need to grow up. I’m sure at your tender age you really think you know everything……
If you are truly friends with this woman, then I expect you to visit her each and every week. Give her your support. And be a friend to her, by Never, ever, EVER getting behind the wheel of a car when you have CHOSEN to go out drinking……
Be a friend to this girl, by starting a Designated Driver program. Get a business card printed up with YOUR name and number on it. When someone has had too much to drink, let them call you, and you go pick them up.
Instead of defending this girl you call a friend (hiding behind an annoymous name), go something PRO-ACTIVE. Learn from HER mistakes.
And all I can say is, don’t drink and drive. Honor your friendship that way.
jmb
January 30th, 2012
3:27 pm
A 17 year old girl in Covington just killed a postal worker and alcohol is suspected. The younger generation really doesn’t get the effects of drinking and driving. Parents, schools and peers need to pound the dangers into their heads. This young child has now ruined a lot of lives including her own. And her background is not comparable to Chelsea’s. Her grandfather owns Covington Ford. Wonder how the sentenances will vary and if $$$ will make a difference? I’m certainly going to watching for the outcomes of both. People in town here are laying odds that her grandfather will get her out of this.
Scooby
January 30th, 2012
3:44 pm
Wow, so much judgement and ugliness here.
Tragicloss
January 30th, 2012
3:51 pm
It’s a tragic loss for both families. One mother will never get a chance to hold a grandchild, and one young woman will spend the rest of her life wondering what she might have done had she not made this mistake.
Tragic for both.
@tragicloss
January 30th, 2012
4:35 pm
No way, this is not a tragic loss of potential for Chasitys life. Chasity was a low-life, trailer-trash drunk who bragged about how everyone else could go “F@ck” themselves if they did not like her party lifestyle. This classy young lady told her own mother to “F@ck” herself when she tried to help her, and let her know that drinking and driving would kill someone. The “F” word was the most frequent word out of her mouth.
Gail Thomas was a giving human, her loss is tragic.
The DA should ask for life, and let her plea down to 30. Lets hope she at least gets 25, get her past her breeding years so she doesn’t have a child as dumb as her in our gene pool.
Sorry if that offends or sounds ugly, but the truth sometimes aint pretty.
Hello
January 30th, 2012
7:09 pm
@bob
u failed to mention that he killed two people and that this happened in North Carolina. Those two factors alone have a big impact on what the charge is. If anything, that article just proves how inconsistent our court system is. In the article I posted, the guy killed two ppl as well(including a child) and he only got 18 years. Look I really dont care what you have to say or what you think, I just hope IF she charged with murder, then its 2nd degree(but I doubt that she’ll be charged with murder anyway). That’s it. idk where ur keep getting1st degree murder from. she is being charged with first degree vehicular homicide, which is 3-15 yrs in ga, as well as some other misdemeanor charges.
@Augusta
Im going to assume u meant anonymous. This is the internet, last thing I want is some crazy fuc* like bobby to track me down. And no, I dont think I know everything. Bobby boy here was the one that started this discussion calling a friend of mine a murderer that deserved to be thrown in prison for the rest of her life. I was merely defending her honor, mostly because I am bored at work. And I will be supporting Chasity in the years to come, u can count on it.
Hello
January 30th, 2012
7:21 pm
@bob
It really just depends on the severity of the case. In this case, since she only killed one person, I’d say 2nd degree murder is the WORST possible charge. But at the end of the day, ur opinion is irrelevant b/c she has already been charged with first degree vehic. homicide. They’re not gonna bump it up to first degree murder unless new evidence suggesting to do so is provided. And I forgot to mention before, she can’t be charged with felony murder b/c dui only becomes a felony for repeat offenders. This was her first dui. But maybe if u pray REAL HARD, you’ll get ur wish for another life to be ruined. We’ll see who God listens to.
Hello
January 30th, 2012
7:30 pm
@@tragicloss
u sound like a troll. i doubt u even know her. she has already been charged with first degree vehic homicide. that’s 15 years max. sorry buddy no 25-life for her. :-D
Hello
January 30th, 2012
7:33 pm
@@tragicloss
and ill personally make sure she has kids, just for u! :-0
Bob
January 30th, 2012
10:05 pm
@Hello,
1st degree vehicular homicide = pre-meditated vehicular homicide (by definition). That’s how the law is written. 1st degree vehicular homicide just means that instead of using a gun in your murder, you used a car. It’s a felony – she is being charged with 1st degree premeditated murder by use of automobile.
Chasity is a murderer (someone is dead by her hand) by definition. If she pleads not guilty, and goes to trail, and they convict, she’ll very likely get the max sentence.
Yes, it depends on the severity of the case. This one is pretty bad. Double the legal limit, very poor driving record (missed court dates, 6 tickets in 5 years), and worse, a family member stating that she was a habitual drunk driver. It’s very possible (based on her mothers statements) that they could declare her a habitual violator and bump it to 5-25 years, which very often happens.
A lot of times they charge you with the worst, then drop the charge down if you are willing to plea (much cheaper for the county). In this case, since it’s “one of their own” I bet she gets 10 years…she might get parol after 5 and be free.
Driving is not a right, and part of being a responsible adult is knowing the law, and knowing there are consequences for your actions. I thinks it’s great that you are sticking up for your friend, but making excuses, shouting that the laws are wrong and unfair won’t change them. Now that you know them, you can honor Chasity by making sure your friends don’t commit the same kind of murder, make sure they know that they have a choice, and have to be smart, not just for themselves, but for those around.