Parents Convicted
The sentence could have been much worse for the parents that allowed a drinking party for teens in their home. Two of the kids died in a car crash that was caused by their drunken driving.
Mr and Mrs Hutsell were looking at up to a year in jail but in the end got much less than that. Both parents got 30 day work release deals, and half of his sentence and all of her sentence were suspended. They received probation, some fines, and a lot of community service.
The judge felt the guilt they will live with will be harm enough, that coupled with the fact they are open to be held liable in tort…
this seems to have woke all parents in the city up. maybe now they will pay attention to what their kids are doing.