A jury deliberated for four days before finding Aimee Michael guilty of causing the horrific Easter Sunday 2009 hit-and-run crash that killed 5 people, including 3 children.
The jury found Michael guilty on all counts, which means she could be sentenced to life in prison.
Police say Michael, now 24, was on an ice cream run in her mother’s champagne-colored BMW 740 iL on April 12, 2009, when her car collided with a Mercedes 230 in the lane next to hers on Camp Creek Parkway.
The Mercedes, driven by Robert Carter, was sent hurtling into oncoming traffic and hit a Volkswagen Beetle head-on. Mr. Carter, his wife Delisia, plus their 2-month-old son, Ethan Carter, and Delisia Carter’s daughter Kayla Lemons, 9, were killed in the fiery collision.
The driver of the VW, Tracie Johnson, 43, was airlifted to a local hospital with multiple broken bones and other life-threatening injuries.
Johnson (pictured on the right with her family) survived her injuries, but her daughter, Morgan Johnson, 6, was killed in the crash.
Michael fled the scene immediately after the accident, setting off an intense manhunt for the hit-and-run driver and the BMW. In the days following the accident, Michael enlisted the aid of her mother — an elementary school principal at the time — to repair the BMW and cover up evidence.
Michael was arrested on April 23, 2009, after a neighbor saw the BMW being repaired in the Michaels’ driveway and called in a tip to police.
According to the AJC, the Fulton County Superior Court jury that decided Michael’s fate began deliberating at about 4 p.m. Wednesday following the weeklong presentation of evidence. They worked until 5:30 p.m. then returned to their deliberations at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, breaking for a brief lunch.
Around 2:30 pm today the jury asked to see the final 90 minutes of Aimee Michael’s videotaped interview with police. During the interrogation, Michael admitted fleeing the scene after causing the accident.
But Michael’s lawyer, W. Scott Smith, blamed the deceased driver of the Mercedes for the accident. The prosecution presented two accident experts who placed the blame for the tragedy squarely on Michael’s shoulders.
“She fled. She ran. She left those people burning. What innocent person would do that?” said lead prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Tanya Miller, during her closing argument Wednesday.
Judge Kimberly M. Esmond Adams could sentence Michael to the maximum sentence of life in prison, or as little as 3 years behind bars.
Aimee’s mother, Sheila Michael, 53, pleaded guilty Monday to tampering with evidence and hindering the apprehension of a criminal. She is in the Fulton County jail awaiting sentencing.
Michael previously rejected a plea deal of 50 years in prison.
wow I pray justice will prevail… too bad for her, her name should’ve been Brandi Norwood then she wouldnt have these problems
I hope they don’t give her life. She was young, stupid and scared. This wasn’t intentional.
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for all involved and affected by this.
I’ve never heard this story, but something like that happened in Houston. A father had 6 kids in his car and was drunk. Somehow he ran it off the road and into a lake where all the kids, except his own, died. He basically rescued his son and himself and left the rest. SMH.
But I’m glad she’s going to jail.
Damn@ that story Kingston, but I’m glad this heffa got her time….
This shows you how you life can change or end in a instant. God Bless all that are/were involved in this tragedy…
@man i agree it was a mistake it sounds like a mistake but 5 lives are now gone so life in prison sounds about right to me
God sees all and she deserves to have the book thrown at her.
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
I hope they don’t give her life. She was young, stupid and scared. This wasn’t intentional.
I agree, I feel like she was scared. She definitely should not have left the scene of the accident tho. I just really feel for all parties involved.
Killing people was not “on purpose” but driving like a bat out of hell on busy Camp Creek (I know because I live off of Camp Creek) on a Sunday was intentional and covering up the accident by hiding and repairing the car was intentional, so girlfriend gets no sympathy from me. That could have been me and my daughter that she hit driving home that Sunday. Michaels was wrong and unrepentant about what she did. Justice is served.
I think we can all agree that what she did was not on purpose but her actions after the incident are what makes me go hmmmm. This wench had the capacity to fix her car and try to cover her arse, she gets no sympathy from me, rot in jail.
50 Years A plea? OMG.. No matter how you look at this, this is sad on all levels…
@LAKER CRAZY
“i agree it was a mistake it sounds like a mistake but 5 lives are now gone so life in prison sounds about right to me”
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I think people get caught up in the emotions of the tragedy. This young girl made a mistake that resulted in deaths. We have people that intentionally rape and murder people and they aren’t given life sentences.
Using that as a barometer, I don’t see how someone who “didn’t react appropriately to an accident” deserves to languish in jail.
…and she was driving like that FOR NO GOOD REASON. The news reported that she was either leaving or heading to Publix to get cake and ice cream for Easter dinner. I’m sorry. That whole incident disturbed me and continues to every day that I drive on Camp Creek and pass over the burn spot that’s charred into the pavement.
So quick to judge, I admit that Michael was wrong for leaving the scene I repeat I admit that she was wrong for leaving the scene, However we are talking about a young women who was probably mortified by the event that took only a blink of an eye to occur. Michael had not committed a crime where she was running from the police, nor was she trying intentionally to cause bodily harm to the decease, people what we have here is called life and no matter what, we all have a time and place already (if you believe in God)in store for us where we will come face to face with death. I dont think that Michael should get off easy but to give a young girl whom life has barely started Life in prison for an unintentional act is WRONG, and it wont bring back the people who lost their lives on that Easter Sunday : (
LAWD!
@man it’s not a black thing
errtime u think its not justice comes the whole well she is BLACK please!!!! she could have been mexican, white, purple, blue, pink who gives a fuk she is GUILTY so u are telling me that she deserves what??? she had what reason to be speeding in a hurry for what cake and ice cream??? come on now man please be 100% on this one she does deserve to be in prison don’t know for how long but her actions after the accident speak for they self put her azz in prison!!!!
“five felony counts of homicide by vehicle in the first degree and one felony count of serious injury by vehicle.”
In no way am I condoning what Aimee did. I seriouly doubt she got in that car driving looking for people to kill. If you wanna charge and convict her of something leaving the screen of an accident,vehicle mansslather* covering up the evidence,Yes we can’t get back the lives of the decrease but 1st degree.
lakercrazy says:
she does deserve to be in prison don’t know for how long but her actions after the accident speak for they self put her azz in prison!!!!
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Exactly! I still don’t know why it took that jury four days to arrive at that conclusion.
she made it worse by running but i don’t know about life in prison.
@Man…
Has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with EMOTION… SOME of us are actually Intelligent and Have a Functioning BRAIN (Real…) BUT It has EVERYTHING to do with Accountability and Common Decency (MF-ing Real…)
You don’t need no LAW DEGREE or Criminal Justice background to Fully Understand THAT… SEE @lourie & @Cariblife comments for SOME Clarification
She deserves it because she COVERED UP HER ACTIONS, had police searching and spending money for 2 weeks trying to catch her. She KNEW she had at least seriously hurt people when she fled the scene and then once she got home she KNEW she killed 5 people because it was on the news that evening and EVERY DAY for weeks. Yet neither she nor her mother (accomplice) had the human decency to come forward which PROBABLY would have HELPED her to not get so much time. This “girl” proved herself to be heartless. This is why she got this type of sentence.
@MAN MAYBE IF SHE WOULDNT HAVE LEFT THE SCENE OKAY…BUT SHE LEFT AND THEY HAD TO FIND HER ..IMAGINE HOW YOU WOULD FEEL IF THAT WAS YOUR FAMILY GONE…MISTAKES DO HAPPEN BUT YOU HAVE TO BE COLD HEARTED TO JUST RUN AWAY.
lourie says:
…and she was driving like that FOR NO GOOD REASON. The news reported that she was either leaving or heading to Publix to get cake and ice cream for Easter dinner. I’m sorry. That whole incident disturbed me and continues to every day that I drive on Camp Creek and pass over the burn spot that’s charred into the pavement.
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Now if it was krespie kreme and the Hot light was on… i can see driving that way ..but Publix …for cake and ice cream..that was totally uncalled for….
but on a real note i feel for for all families affected..i think she should get sentenced for each death…but not have the sentences run concurrently …don’t box cart it(consecutively) as she was young and Scared…but punishment should still be delivered.
lourie says:
She deserves it because she COVERED UP HER ACTIONS, had police searching and spending money for 2 weeks trying to catch her. She KNEW she had at least seriously hurt people when she fled the scene and then once she got home she KNEW she killed 5 people because it was on the news that evening and EVERY DAY for weeks. Yet neither she nor her mother (accomplice) had the human decency to come forward which PROBABLY would have HELPED her to not get so much time. This “girl” proved herself to be heartless. This is why she got this type of sentence.
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Well said, I
SHE LOOK CRAZY IN THAT PIC…I GUESS SHE THOUGHT THE GLASSES WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HER OFF.
Some of us are so harsh. Yes she should receive some jail time but life? Not at 24. What we soemtimes fail to realize is “intent” not what you do after, court of public opionion tryed and convicted this yougn lady way before the courts… I remember when I was 24, I was young ,stupid and out of my mind in alotta of aspects of life, and still managed to hold it together. I would appeal this case.(I bet if it was your family memeber we wouldn’t be saying the same thing).
Thank you, Sandra, for the update. Even though I don’t live in ATL, this case hit home to me.
I hope she gets the worst possible punishment available. I say give her life since she took the lives of five people, including 3 children who didn’t even have a chance for their lives to get started. No sympathy AT ALL especially since she ran. She might not have meant to do it, but she ran so she must not have felt for the people she injured. People make mistakes and sometimes you have to pay dearly for those mistakes. I’m sure everyone wouldn’t be feeling so sympathetic if your family members were on the receiving end of her recklessness.
Okay, maybe I’m missing something here (entirely possible) but isn’t her punishment being given for KILLING 5 people because of her reckless driving. Whether it was intentional or not, she caused the deaths of 5 people. Then, she made matters worse by trying to cover up her part in the accident. Her lawyer never argued that she was not there, his argument was that her actions did not cause the accident resulting in the deaths, the jury felt they did. Any sympathy I may have felt for her was lost by her actions that followed the accident.
I sorta agree with Man (Lord help me!) I mean she should do time..don’t get me wrong…but not life. I think that’s harsh. It was an accident..she wasn’t DUI…Yes she fled the scene and tried to cover it up so charge her with that too..But to me homicide means you had some kind of malicious intent.
I dunno…I’m torn
im not saying she should get life but at least 15 years come on 5 lives and one person badly injured once u hit 18 u are an adult and im sorry but she knew what she did she could of turn herself in for a lesser sentance but she decided to cover it up so her bad learn from ur mistakes
@sandra so did this chik see the dam car on fire and just drove off???
PEACHIZZ…IF IT WAS MY FAMILY MEMBER I WOULD HAVE TURNED HER ASS IN…WHEN I WAS 24 I DID ALOT OF THINGS BACKWARDS..HELL AS ADULTS WE STILL DO; HOWEVER I NEVER KILLED ANYONE EITHER AND IM SURE YOU HAVENT AS WELL…BUT ASK YOURSELF WOULD YOU FEEL THE SAME IF IT WAS YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WERE KILLED?
@ Rene, that’s where I’m lost too. They convicted her of Homocide, not murder. Did she get the homocide conviction(instead of murder) because there was NO INTENT to kill?
@man so since u think she is too young to be in prison for soo long what about those children were they not too young to die specially the way they did????
@LAKER CRAZY
“it’s not a black thing errtime u think its not justice comes the whole well she is BLACK please!!!! she could have been mexican, white, purple, blue, pink who gives a fuk she is GUILTY so u are telling me that she deserves what??? she had what reason to be speeding in a hurry for what cake and ice cream??? come on now man please be 100% on this one she does deserve to be in prison don’t know for how long but her actions after the accident speak for they self put her azz in prison!!!!”
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She deserves the consequences of hit and run. Whatever that may be. Do YOU think that’s going to happen? (We both know that it won’t) The prosecution offered a plea deal of 50 years for hit and run! WTF? Serial Murderers get better plea deals than that!
Look up “Nolan Ray George.” He was CONVICTED of murder and via plea deals, served 12 years… got out, MURDERED AGAIN.. and served 10 years! WTF?
Um. I wouldn’t keep saying something about the person being black if people that are black weren’t treated differently. But they are, that’s not my fault.
This post by Sandra doesn’t say that her speed caused the wreck to begin with.
i think if it were my family member i would still say the same thing i said previously.
Good I’m glad she was found guilty. This story broke my heart when Sandra posted it. I believe she killed a couple who had just gotten married and a child. Then on top of that ran and tried to get her car fixed. If it wasn’t for her neighbors reporting her she wouldve never turned herself in and for that act alone I hope they throw the book at her.
I know somebody who was in a huge accident just like this, the person was driving and this car dashed in front of them, the other people in the car were seriously injured, a pregnant woman died along with her baby and the person I knew carried that guilt around so much so that they could barely function. I mean you must not have any kind of conscience in order to walk around for 2 weeks like nothing happened, after so many people died, much less children. Not only that but she was able to try and get the car fixed and cover her tracks, I cannot have any sympathy for this chick.
If it was my family member I would have told her to turn herself in because it’s the COVER UP in an accident that ruins you. An accident we can ALL understand. You’re right–everybody has some kind of accident (car, or otherwise) some time in their lives. It’s the COVER UP that makes people not have sympathy and want to throw the book at you. She and her mother were callous and stupid for the cover-up and that’s my issue with them. People (a mother, father, and children died–an entire family) died! Were they just animals deserving to be left in the road by the person who mauled them and who I’m sure could see the wreckage and flames in her rearview mirror as she continued to drive?!
This post by Sandra doesn’t say that her speed caused the wreck to begin with.
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Eek, I kind of agree with you. What was the official cause of this accident? I also think that 50 years or life is a bit extreme but I do think she should serve at least 20-25 years. She killed 5 innocent people and fled the scene.
Her life is over.
@PEACHIZZ
“Some of us are so harsh. Yes she should receive some jail time but life? Not at 24. What we soemtimes fail to realize is “intent” not what you do after, court of public opionion tryed and convicted this yougn lady way before the courts… I remember when I was 24, I was young ,stupid and out of my mind in alotta of aspects of life, and still managed to hold it together. I would appeal this case.(I bet if it was your family memeber we wouldn’t be saying the same thing).”
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AMEN!


They need to check out the two-bit D.A. offering a 50 year “plea deal” to a 24 yr old “hit and run” culprit. I bet the SAME muthaflucka give “sweetheart” deals rapists and murderers and chit.
Of course, them deals go to “other people.”
there’s so much disparity in cases its hard to say. people have gotten convicted of murder and have not gotten life in prison.
@LAKER CRAZY
“so since u think she is too young to be in prison for soo long what about those children were they not too young to die specially the way they did????”
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Why is that relevant to whether she comitted hit and run? (which she did)
It’s horrible what happened but it was an accident. Is it too much to ask to receive punishment for your ACTUAL CRIME and not on people’s ANGER?
This is sooooooo sad. What type of person helps someone cover something up like that? What type of mothering skills does that display? She REALLY made a bad situation worse and her mother just escalated it all.
I can understand the hit and run part and her being freightened but if I had done that in my moms car, went to her and told her what I did, she would have made me immediately turn myself in b/c it’s the right thing to do and b/c once you are found your a** is going to be in a heap of shyt.
By the time her mother started helping her clean up evidence it surely became murder b/c she knew they were looking for her, had probably found out all those people had died on the news and STILL DIDN’T TURN HERSELF IN. In my eyes that’s murder and it was intentional.
Her and her mama need to share the same da** cell.
I remember the interview w/the woman’s mother who, if I’m not mistaking, lived in the same neighborhood as her daughter and her family. The woman killed was so happy to have met the man of her dreams, now they are all gone, including a 2 month old baby.
She rejected a 50 year plea and somehow she will get less now that she has been found completely guilty
I’m glad justice has been served but this story is still very upsetting I wish Michael’s mom would’ve thought with a clearer mind!
bc she was able to function doesn’t mean inside she wasn’t riddled with guilt. at a certain point one gets in too deep. she’d already made a decision of running so she kept with that course of action. nobody really knows what they would do unless in the situation. i feel bad for the lives lost but i have my issues with the judicial system. she deserves to serve time yes, but life…i don’t agree.
Wow Some people are saying she killed these people as if she was a murderer. The murders resulted from an accident. Lets say you are driving minding your business, probably speeding a little and your foot slips, bangs into a car and causes a pile up reslting in 3 deaths. Does that make you a murderer? She wasn’t drunk, texting, or speeding. Look at it from a human prospective, her actions afterwards were probably fear, panick, and anxiety.
I don’t agree with the covering up the whole thing or even fleeing leaving that scene but thats what she should be charged for in my opinion. Giving her 50 years behind bars won’t bring the lives back. Its a sad case all around. I feel for the families that lost their loved ones or endured injuries the most.
@Man
An accident would’ve been staying on the scene and giving out your information hit and run makes her a murderer!
@Man… and @Peachizz
So BASICALLY using y’all logic of the INJUSTICE SYSTEM towards Blacks (Which has ALWAYZ been around…) BLACK LIFE isn’t as IMPORTANT to Black People because of it ?!!?
WHEN are Black People as a whole are going to STOP ACCEPTING ALL-OUT Recklessness and Foolishness from OUR PEOPLE… WHEN IS Accountability and Responsibility going to become TOP PRIORITIES within OUR COMMUNITY !!!
@JAZZYIEST
“By the time her mother started helping her clean up evidence it surely became murder b/c she knew they were looking for her, had probably found out all those people had died on the news and STILL DIDN’T TURN HERSELF IN. In my eyes that’s murder and it was intentional.”
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You sure you thought this one all the way through?
She caused the accident people it’s not like she didn’t cause it – her switching lanes inappropriately caused the accident which caused the deaths!
WHEN are Black People as a whole are going to STOP ACCEPTING ALL-OUT Recklessness and Foolishness from OUR PEOPLE… WHEN IS Accountability and Responsibility going to become TOP PRIORITIES within OUR COMMUNITY
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Already has for me!
@CHOCO
“An accident would’ve been staying on the scene and giving out your information hit and run makes her a murderer!”
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Correct, as far staying and giving the information. The “hit and run” makes her guilty of…..**drum roll**
HIT AND RUN
No more, no less. That’s all I’m asking for.
I can’t say that I am surprised by her mother’s actions. When you have a children (I don’t have any,) but I know my mother would have tried her BEST to protect me to the end and I think that was Aimee’s mother’s intentions.
Why would she want to turn her OWN daughter over to the authorities? Can you imagine the pain she must have gone through knowing her daughter killed 5 people not to mention i’m SURE she knew her daughter was in serious trouble? She was probably in denial, felt horrible for what occured but just wanted to get past it. Although what she and her daughter both did was wrong, I still feel sorry for them too. What mother would want to cause harm to their own child?
The situation is sad all around.
I couldn’t believe her mother’s actions as a school prinicpal. That showed how much integrity she had and the type of person she was. I felt the mom should have been the one to encourage her to turn herself in and being that it was just an accident, people may have understood her leaving out of fear. The mom made matters even worse for her daughter
Ms. Thickness says:
SHE LOOK CRAZY IN THAT PIC…I GUESS SHE THOUGHT THE GLASSES WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HER OFF.
see T.I
Well, let’s look at this scenario: You are sitting at home. There’s a knock at the door. You find out your daughter, son-in-law and grandbabies were killed by a hit-and-run driver? Are you really going to care whether or not it was intentional? I’m not saying she intentionally went out and planned to kill someone, but her actions caused the death of these people, and the very fact that she ran shows that, yes, maybe she panicked, but if the guilt and remorse were eating her up, as some have suggested, she should’ve turned her behind in.
@ ACE now I would totally understand if that light for Kripsy Kreme was on but mothaflucking Publix
On a serious note of course something should have been done but damn LIFE motherflucking LIFE well I guess thats the way the judicial cookie crumble
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
I think people get caught up in the emotions of the tragedy. This young girl made a mistake that resulted in deaths. We have people that intentionally rape and murder people and they aren’t given life sentences.
Using that as a barometer, I don’t see how someone who “didn’t react appropriately to an accident” deserves to languish in jail.
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Something besides Allen Iverson that we agree on
people say what they would have done if it were their child. that’s fine and dandy but u really have no idea what her mother was going through at the time.
i also don’t agree with the statement that because she left the scene it was intentional. i’m quite sure she didn’t start her day by saying let me go cause an accident on the highway and kill some people.
@man its relevant because YOUR excuse for her not getn life is she is ONLY 24 ok and those kids were 2 months old 6yr old and a 9 year old so yeah its relevant!!
@ Man & Peachizz
Do y’all not realize that she eventually knew she’d killed 5 people, asked her mother to help her clean up evidence (which she did) AND went into hiding to further hide her crime?!?!? That is MURDER and I keep saying it’s intentional not b/c she really meant to cause an accident but b/c her and her mother knew what she’d done and decided to cover up evidence and go into hiding. That shows no remorse for those dead children or their parents. All she cared about was herself. For that I believe the book should be thrown at her and if it was my family, my mother, father, or brother I’d feel the same way. I’m all about what’s right and this young lady and her mother were DEAD WRONG! For me the hit and run isn’t the biggest issue. It’s the fact that she realized what she’d done and could have cared less. How do I know that? Because if she cared she would have been ann adult, accepted her responsibility and turned herself in. Her mother is equally to blame if not even more b/c as a parent when her child came to her she should have immediately told her to turn herself in. That would have diffused so much of her immediate situation.
as far as what punishment she received yes it would matter to me whether or not it was intentional.
@E LOVE
“So BASICALLY using y’all logic of the INJUSTICE SYSTEM towards Blacks (Which has ALWAYZ been around…) BLACK LIFE isn’t as IMPORTANT to Black People because of it ?!!?
WHEN are Black People as a whole are going to STOP ACCEPTING ALL-OUT Recklessness and Foolishness from OUR PEOPLE… WHEN IS Accountability and Responsibility going to become TOP PRIORITIES within OUR COMMUNITY !!!”
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Obviously you grossly misunderstood my assessment of the situation. I CLEARLY stated that she is guilty and deserves the consequences of HER CRIME… which is HIT AND RUN.
Now, explain how you understood that to mean that there is an “acceptance of foolishness etc.”
@Ms. Thickness says:
PEACHIZZ… ASK YOURSELF WOULD YOU FEEL THE SAME IF IT WAS YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WERE KILLED?
Quite naturally I would still be dealing with the lost of family memebers,there is no one way to deal with death, nor is there a time frame. But my view will still be the same,some of us are still harsh, she 24 young,dumb and as a result of her actions she ended 5 lives. She doesn’t deserve life in prision if she didn’t “INTEND” on getting in the car to kill people.
renegadesince1985 says:
I sorta agree with Man (Lord help me!) I mean she should do time..don’t get me wrong…but not life. I think that’s harsh. It was an accident..she wasn’t DUI…Yes she fled the scene and tried to cover it up so charge her with that too..But to me homicide means you had some kind of malicious intent. I dunno…I’m torn
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Girl I said the same thing about agreeing wit man, it’s scary! LOL
@AL
“I think people get caught up in the emotions of the tragedy. This young girl made a mistake that resulted in deaths. We have people that intentionally rape and murder people and they aren’t given life sentences.
Using that as a barometer, I don’t see how someone who “didn’t react appropriately to an accident” deserves to languish in jail.
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You’d probably be surprised on the things we agree on.
MissHarlem says:
@ ACE now I would totally understand if that light for Kripsy Kreme was on but mothaflucking Publix
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glad to know someone was on the same wave length…
Cocoabana – many parents turn their children in because they don’t want to be enablers. Have you ever listened to Judge Mathis recount how him mom called the police on him numerous times. As a parent, sometimes protecting your children means making them accountable for their actions.
An accident is just that, a simple mistake. Even if she went into the lane, it still was an accident and if noone died, thats exactly what it still would have been. Most accidents occur by someone going into he other lane without looking. Her accident just happened to cause deaths. Insurance usually covers it. Thats why I’m wondering was the car insured. But its not like she said, “Im gonna go out here and murder a bunch of ppl today.” Her intent wasn’t to kill anyone.
I think 7- 10 years would be a good sentencing and punishment,
the mom 5- 7 years. All with the possibility of parole.
@ ACE
my ass would of skipped over 5 lanes to get them good hot azz doughnuts
I’m not saying she should spend the rest of her life in prison but I do believe she needs a stiff sentence to teach her a lesson. Its not like she killed a fully grown adult who lived their life, she killed children too, children who haven’t even begun to see what life has to offer. I think she needs a sentence that will show that hit and runs will not be tolerated and a sentence that will carry her into her 40s at the very least.
A drunk driver killed a classmate of mine when I was in high school…It happened on a back road in the North GA Mountains..there was nobody else there and he didn’t even help the boy…never even had the decency to call an ambulance. That boy…a sophomore at the time (RIP Daniel) died directly as a result of him leaving the scene and not calling an ambulance. He got 10 years and had to do 5…he’s already out of prison….ole redneck azz muhfugga
i’d bet anything that this has happened before and the person did not receive life in prison.
@JAZZIEST
“Do y’all not realize that she eventually knew she’d killed 5 people, asked her mother to help her clean up evidence (which she did) AND went into hiding to further hide her crime?!?!? That is MURDER and I keep saying it’s intentional not b/c she really meant to cause an accident but b/c her and her mother knew what she’d done and decided to cover up evidence and go into hiding. That shows no remorse for those dead children or their parents. All she cared about was herself. For that I believe the book should be thrown at her and if it was my family, my mother, father, or brother I’d feel the same way. I’m all about what’s right and this young lady and her mother were DEAD WRONG! For me the hit and run isn’t the biggest issue. It’s the fact that she realized what she’d done and could have cared less. How do I know that? Because if she cared she would have been ann adult, accepted her responsibility and turned herself in. Her mother is equally to blame if not even more b/c as a parent when her child came to her she should have immediately told her to turn herself in. That would have diffused so much of her immediate situation.”
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Basically you stating that she did EXACTLY what she was convicted of doing. >>>>>>HIT AND RUN
That’s what she did. No more, no less.
Is it a tragedy? Yes
Should she be treated differently? ……
@Man
Her actions caused the damn accident and the accidents were the cause of death stop playn me
@ starstatus says:
I couldn’t believe her mother’s actions as a school prinicpal. That showed how much integrity she had and the type of person she was. I felt the mom should have been the one to encourage her to turn herself in and being that it was just an accident, people may have understood her leaving out of fear. The mom made matters even worse for her daughter
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Cosign; but I didn’t even know her mom was a principal. That makes it even worse for me for several diffrent reasons besides the obvious fact that schools are one of the first places children learn to follow rules and this bish can’t even follow the law.
This whole situation is sad all around. This kind of reminds me of the case in Texas where the young lady, Chante Mallard, hit a homeless man and left him in her windshield to die. She didn’t set out to kill anyone but her actions after the accident resulted in his death. She too was sentenced to 50 years in jail. She was 27 at the time of the accident.
I believe her age as anything to do with it. There 40 and 50 year olds out there causing accidents and leaving the scene of the crime. It’s just a terrible mistake.
KrayZ, I know some mothers who have turned their own children in however there are many others who have not. Some people try to protect their children to the VERY end and I believe that is what Ms. Michael’s intentions were in this case.
THIS REMINDS ME OF THE SAME STORY WITH THAT HAPPENED 4 YRS AGO IN SAN DIEGO . A YOUNG 16 YR OLD TOOK HER DADS PORSCHE WHEN SHE COULDNT GET HER WAY. SHE WAS DRIVING OVER 100 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SMACKED RIGHT INTO THE MEDIAN AND HIT HEAD ON INSTANTLY KILLING 4 KIDS IN THE SEATBELT IN AN SUV. SHE SURVIVED GO FIGURE! THE DRIVER (MOM ) OF THE SUV WAS BEHEADED AND THOSE FLICKS WERE IN THE INTERNET. SUCH A TRAGEDY AND SENSELESS. SHE DOES DESERVE LIFE
My question to all that say she should get life is: What if she had stayed and still all 5 people died, then what?
Since she was not drinking or under ther influence, it probably would be manslauter if she was even convicted on anything. We can’t confuse emotion with actual law.
What would her actual crime have been, what is her actual crime now and how much time does said crime carry, min/max?
@jazzyiest thats what they shoud be charged for, covering up a crime and murder are two diff things. Remy Ma shot her friend in the torso, with an intent to kill and fled the scene, but her friend happened not to die. She got like 8 years I think. Something close to that.
This girl didn’t intend to kill anyone and it just so happened and is facing 50 years. That doesn’t seem to fair. You already have to live with thefact that you were responsible for those innocent peoples lives which is punishment in iteself. I feel she should do 7 -10 years. Her life shouldn’t be over because of an accident. The crime was covering up evidence and fleeing.
@CHOCO
“Her actions caused the damn accident and the accidents were the cause of death stop playn me”
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Right… and your point would be what? That the “accident” (<<your word) she caused makes her MORE than a "hit and run" culprit?
I'm trying to understand.
@ELove
Black or White it doesn’t matter to me. She doesn’t deserve to be in prison for life for the crime of 1st degree if she didn’t intend on getting in the car to kill people. Charge and convict of what she did,Leave the scene of an accident, vehicular mansslaughter, covering up evidence.
@Jazziest,
I respect your opion, and I’m not going to furher comment on this matter with you. Because we don’t know “exactly” what we would’ve done in Aimee case.
I agree with Cariblife and Lourie. That is all.
(This post is depressing me, I’m off to nest somewhere else.)
Al-Ameera says:
My question to all that say she should get life is: What if she had stayed and still all 5 people died, then what?
Since she was not drinking or under ther influence, it probably would be manslauter if she was even convicted on anything. We can’t confuse emotion with actual law.
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@Man… GET OVER Yourself Dawg
The Foolishness PART is DIRECTED towards HER ACTIONS regarding this TRAGIC INCIDENT all caused by HER Reckless ACTIONS from the VERY BEGINNING to THE VERY END that led to HER BEING CAUGHT… MY COMMENTS are very easy to COMPREHEND !!!
Al, they’d still be crying LIFE in prison.
“Michael previously rejected a plea deal of 50 years in prison.”
I wish a muthaflucker would approach me to take 50yrs in prison…vs the POSSIBILITY of Life…
lets see…I’m 24yrs old + 50 that is 74yrs old…yeah i think that is close enough to life to warrant the risk…Fluck a plea deal! justice system way to self entrapment.
@ Man
Yes hit and run is a crime in itself. Being on the run is also a crime as well as covering up evidence. On top of that murder/manslaughter is also a crime. I’m not sure if she’s being charged with murder but I’ve at least listed 2 other crimes she’s guilty of in addition to the hit and run. For all of those things she should be held accountable along with her accomplice of a mother.
Again, the hit and run for me isn’t the biggest deal b/c I can understand her fears. She probably really could have been forgiven for that and been charged lightly maybe even not at all had she turned herself in but by the time you flee the scene, tamper/cover up evidence and know you’re a fugitive of the law and STILL wont turn yourself in your troubles are going to be compounded. She brought this on herself along with her mother and yes they should have the book thrown at them.
a dude killed a couple and cut them up and dumped them in a trash bin and didn’t even get convicted of 1st degree murder. and you mean to tell me that’s what she gets convicted for? some judicial system.
She probably really could have been forgiven for that and been charged lightly maybe even not at all had she turned herself
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this makes it sound like her fleeing is what makes it life in prison
@ACE
“Fluck a plea deal! justice system way to self entrapment.”
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My nigga….
ALL DAY ER’DAY. Chit this girl couldn’t “offer” them anything to begin with (information/antoher criminal/etc.) so that should make them question why a “deal” was being offered. Pure politics. It’s a “no lose” for the D.A.:
“Well, we offered a deal…”-D.A.
Fluckin D.A.’s…. always on some bullchit.
KrayZ, I know some mothers who have turned their own children in however there are many others who have not. Some people try to protect their children to the VERY end and I believe that is what Ms. Michael’s intentions were in this case.
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Cocoabana, I don’t doubt that the mother wanted to protect her daughter, and I understand that. That’s what good mother’s do, but when your children are wrong, you aren’t doing them any favors by “protecting” them from something so atrocious as this crime her daughter committed. Isn’t part of being a parent teaching children about accountability even if it’s cost is very high?
This comes down to choices. She CHOSE to drive recklessly and that choice resulted in five deaths. She then CHOSE to try and get away with killing five people.
Sometimes dumb choices lead to harsh consequences. Such is life, a life she gets to live on the State’s dime, by the way.
I CHOOSE to save my sympathy for her victim’s families. Now that really is all.
@Peachizz
A VITAL PART of being a LICENSED DRIVER is being aware of your surrounding because you are driving A MACHINE which in all conceivable ways are EXTREMELY DANGEROUS (Even under your control…) Alcohol and Drugs are just ANOTHER Aspect that can Alter Your Awareness DIRECTLY SPEAKING but ISN’T the DECIDING FACTOR as far as BEING A RESPONSIBLE LICENSED DRIVER and HAVING ACCIDENTS Occur because of your LACK of AWARENESS due to YOUR Recklessness THEREFORE Your LACK of BEING A RESPONSIBLE LICENSED DRIVER (That’s All I’m Saying…)
@ Peachizz
I respect your opinion too. And you’re absolutely correct that no one really knows what they would do in this or any other situation but I always like to believe that as a person, a woman or a mother I would do what’s right. And she and her mother were dead wrong for their actions AFTER the initial crime.
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
You’d probably be surprised on the things we agree on.
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Another scary thought but you could be right. LOL
@Man
boy pls she was the reason those ppl were killed hit and run or not she caused the accidental death – is that term better for you!
Yeah that’s what Im saying since her hit run and run caused the accident which caused death the stupid bish is responsible for killing them oh I’m sorry in your legal mind this would be a a case force majeure
ricanlbc says:
THIS REMINDS ME OF THE SAME STORY WITH THAT HAPPENED 4 YRS AGO IN SAN DIEGO . A YOUNG 16 YR OLD TOOK HER DADS PORSCHE WHEN SHE COULDNT GET HER WAY. SHE WAS DRIVING OVER 100 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SMACKED RIGHT INTO THE MEDIAN AND HIT HEAD ON INSTANTLY KILLING 4 KIDS IN THE SEATBELT IN AN SUV. SHE SURVIVED GO FIGURE! THE DRIVER (MOM ) OF THE SUV WAS BEHEADED AND THOSE FLICKS WERE IN THE INTERNET. SUCH A TRAGEDY AND SENSELESS. SHE DOES DESERVE LIFE
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I just looked this story up. The girls name was Nikki Catsouras but according to the story I found, she only killed herself.
She didn’t give a damn about the people she hurt because of her actions. She was only worried about saving her own a*s and could care less who got hurt or died because of her recklessness. I have no sympathy and she gets what she gets. End of discussion. The crash was an accident BUT THE ACTIONS THAT FOLLOWED WERE COMPLETELY DONE OUT OF FREE WILL. She chose her fate when she left and covered it up.
Isn’t part of being a parent teaching children about accountability even if it’s cost is very high?
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Absolutely, but in life when you are faced with certain situations you don’t make the right decisions and this accident is a perfect example.
Al-Ameera says:
My question to all that say she should get life is: What if she had stayed and still all 5 people died, then what?
Since she was not drinking or under ther influence, it probably would be manslauter if she was even convicted on anything. We can’t confuse emotion with actual law.
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like a mug! i think people are too focused on the fact that she ran.
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OK so what if she had ran and covered it up BUT no people died? She should still get life in prison?
I respect your opinion too. And you’re absolutely correct that no one really knows what they would do in this or any other situation but I always like to believe that as a person, a woman or a mother I would do what’s right. And she and her mother were dead wrong for their actions AFTER the initial crime.

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i don’t think people are dispusting the fact that she deserves prison time, its WHAT she’s charged with and HOW MUCH time she serves.
after doing some research …i got a feeling she it about to be made an example out of…
Murder, 3rd Degree
Murder, 2nd Degree
(unintentional murder) == 150months on avg thats 12yrs…per case
12yrs x 5 deaths = 60yrs (which is what everyone wants to see)
unless she can get them to run concurrently(side by side) in which case she could end up only serving 12-16yrs (which i think would be more fitting).
Brandy didnt flee the scene and was charged and went through the justice system or what have you.
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for all parties involved the victims and Aimee this is just a sad situation. Although she fled initially I wish she would have returned to the scene on her own after she had time to calm down or what have you. There are no winners and losers in this case IMO.
All my ATL folks Ryan is talking about the case and what line do you draw as a parent when it comes to turning your child in. Good question for all the mothers.
I don’t think she should get life I’m not behind that decision but ignoring a 50 plea when you know your azz guilty just makes me question her sanity even more — not to mention she look crazy
@ Candi
candibfly says:
She probably really could have been forgiven for that and been charged lightly maybe even not at all had she turned herself
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this makes it sound like her fleeing is what makes it life in prison
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I don’t really know and can’t say I know the ins and out of the case b/c I don’t. This is actually my first time even hearing this and they say it happened over 2 years ago. I believe she and her mother are being charged not only for the hit and run but for their actions after the initial crime. It’s actually obvious that her mom is being charged not for the hit and run (she wasn’t involved in that anyway) but for the crimes she and her daughter committed AFTER the fact.
Mamacita says:
She didn’t give a damn about the people she hurt because of her actions. She was only worried about saving her own a*s and could care less who got hurt or died because of her recklessness. I have no sympathy and she gets what she gets. End of discussion. The crash was an accident BUT THE ACTIONS THAT FOLLOWED WERE COMPLETELY DONE OUT OF FREE WILL. She chose her fate when she left and covered it up.
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I guess I should say parents not just mothers
Nobody can say if she cared about the people she hurt/killed because we dont know what is in her heart good or bad.
Self preservation is a powerful tool.
i was gonna do some research but i be watching snapped and i don’t wanna search anything about murder on this work computer
Cocoabana says:
Isn’t part of being a parent teaching children about accountability even if it’s cost is very high?
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Absolutely, but in life when you are faced with certain situations you don’t make the right decisions and this accident is a perfect example.
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You’re right, but then again, when we make the wrong decisions sometimes, it might cost us dearly.
(n) Homicide is the unnatural ending of the life of a person by an act or omission of another person or persons knowingly or otherwise.
She was convicted of five counts of homocide. According to this definition, she was justifiably convicted.
I just hate that all of this could have been avoided on her part had she not fled hindsight is 20/20. I agree she should have taken the plea deal she was def going to get time since she fled the scene and got her car repaired.
found this…
“The most serious felony charge — vehicular homicide in the first degree — carries a prison term of three to 15 years on each of the five counts. Another big charge, serious injury by vehicle, could put Michael behind bars for one to 15 years. The six counts of hit and run, also a felony, are punishable by one to five years in prison each.
The three misdemeanors – reckless driving, failure to maintain a lane and tampering with evidence – could each net up to a year behind bars.”
Im sorry, but what she did doesnt deserve life in prison..LIFE??? I understand what everyone is saying, it was the cover up that made it worse. But ask yourself, why did she feel the need to cover it up??? Could it be because of what @man is arguing?? I understand innocent lives were taken, but when its your time to go, YOUR ARE OUT OF HERE. If this was my family killed I wouldnt be pushing for life. Honestly if this young girl goes back on the streets, do you think she would murder again. I doubt it, so why life in prison??
@ACE
You are right in the aspect that “they” will try to make an example out of her…. which would be the ENTIRELY WRONG example by the way.
Now, I believe the only way it could charged as “murder” is if there was a reasonable way she could have prevented the deaths AFTER the accident had occured (which is the difference between this case and the one mentioned by LaTech).
This is sounding more and more like “legal abuse.”
@ Ace says:
after doing some research …i got a feeling she it about to be made an example out of…
Murder, 3rd Degree
Murder, 2nd Degree
(unintentional murder) == 150months on avg thats 12yrs…per case
12yrs x 5 deaths = 60yrs (which is what everyone wants to see)
unless she can get them to run concurrently(side by side) in which case she could end up only serving 12-16yrs (which i think would be more fitting).
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Glad you looked this up b/c I didn’t feel like it but I knew da** well she wasn’t JUST being charged for a hit and run. They are charging that baby with murder which MAY have been able to be avoided had she turned herself in or her mama convinced her to turn herself in. Being young and dumb is one thing but we have to start making better decisions and as a parent that was a very silly move. The mother may have thought she was protecting her child but at the end of the day you’re going to have your 24 year old locked up until she’s dead or da** near close to it. If that’s protecting her then she did a piss poor job of it.
@BK 2 ATL
“(n) Homicide is the unnatural ending of the life of a person by an act or omission of another person or persons knowingly or otherwise.
She was convicted of five counts of homocide. According to this definition, she was justifiably convicted.”
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Is this the “general” or “legal” definition of homicide? I know it sounds like I’m splitting hairs.
She ignored that plea like she ignored her civil responsibility to me bish and mom are delushional!
so how long do yall think she should get? I think for all 5 lifes atleast 15 years with the posibility of parole. Yes she is young, yes she made a mistake but we also have to keep in mind her actions afterwards so i say 15 yrs should teach her a lesson
civic duties or responsiblities
this makes me wanna log onto our westlaw account. but again, i be watchin snapped.
“Now, I believe the only way it could charged as “murder” is if there was a reasonable way she could have prevented the deaths AFTER the accident had occured”
Right! That’s what I’m saying…if she had stayed would that have changed the outcome?
@Man…
EVERY TIME you go on these kind of RANTS… YOU ARE SPLITTING HAIRS !!!
jazzyiest says:
The mother may have thought she was protecting her child but at the end of the day you’re going to have your 24 year old locked up until she’s dead or da** near close to it. If that’s protecting her then she did a piss poor job of it.
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Don’t forget that the mother, Sheila, was an elementary school principal at the time who should have known better! Instead of turning her daughter in, she helped her kid fix the car that killed 5 people. Now Sheila is in jail as well as her daughter. What’s going to happen to Sheila’s elderly mother now? That’s who I’m concerned about.
i think in this case its justifiable. there’s a big difference between what it says in the statute and what it says in webster’s.
3 years for each life nawww to me 15 is what she should get for the murders but the fleeing the scene, tampering with evidence should be factored in and added onto her sentence but 3 years for her 2 month old son –
I don’t think his mother is heaven will have that!
@lakercrazy (Comment #124)
This INJUSTICE System will never get it RIGHT… I’m OLD-Skool and I say Let HER OUT JAIL and Let STREET-JUSTICE take it’s Natural Course
just based on the rest of my research..
i feel she is gonna get a MINIMUM 25yrs in Prison
the MAXIMUM being 93years(life)
@RENEGADE
““Now, I believe the only way it could charged as “murder” is if there was a reasonable way she could have prevented the deaths AFTER the accident had occured”
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Right! That’s what I’m saying…if she had stayed would that have changed the outcome?
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Well, I looked it up, in the great State of Georgia:
“In the state of Georgia, vehicular homicide is more properly known as homicide by vehicle. It is defined, by statute, that unlawful killing of another person using a vehicle. It does not require mens rea, an intent to kill, nor does it require malice aforethought or premeditation.”
Most states require the driver to be doing something ILLEGAL in addition to the accident. Like drinking or being high or driving recklessly. Looks like if you kill someone in a car accident, even if you are doing everything else legally, you can be charged with “homicide” in Georgia.
SMH.
@ Sandra
Someone just brought it to my attention that the mother was a principal and I said that her job everyday is to teach people to follow rules and regulations but she can’t even follow the da** law! I just don’t understand it and they both knew better…mother and daughter. I’m only 26 and 2 years ago I knew better than to hit and run, flee the scene of a crime, ask someone to help me fix/hide the murder weapon (the car) and go on the run as a fugitive. Her and her mother’s actions after the crime are what get me upset. It’s just a sad case all around.
@choco im torn between giving her life and like 25 year sentene i keep thinkn about the kids that burn in the car wich all i can say is WOW

@elove hells if they let her out she is dead i know if somebody was responsible for my luv ones life im ready to hurt u
It’s all around sad and ugly
if there was a reasonable way she could have prevented the deaths AFTER the accident had occured
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Had she stuck around to find out then maybe but she didn’t did she – SHE FLED!
because u know better doesn’t always mean that’s exactly what you’ll do should the situation arise. i’m sure she was aware that wasn’t the right course of action to take.
@ Candi
Bwahahahaha! Snapped has me mad scary too! Hahaha!
*Sidenote* Maybe the mother snd daughter duo should have watched a few episodes of Snapped and CSI to know they weren’t going to get away with this ish.
if she stuck around how would that have prevented the deaths? was she to play doctor as well?
@Candi
Okay so when the priest molest the children in the church he should continue to get away with it me- okay then the victim of the priest comes back 35 years to beat said priest azz to death and he will charged so if the priest at blame or the victim- just communicating ma so no offense….
Choco says:
3 years for each life nawww to me 15 is what she should get for the murders
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Where did you see 3 years for each death? She’s getting 15 years for each death, plus 15 years for the injured victim. 6 x 15 = 90 years just on those charges.
@E LOVE
“I say Let HER OUT JAIL and Let STREET-JUSTICE take it’s Natural Course”
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I am always a supporter of anything that is natural. Mother Nature has never made a mistake.
Sticking around for the accident shows moral and responsibility concern and compassion and shows that her 24 y o azz knew the laws of Georgia…. and perhaps she did which is why she tried to cover up the accident
@Sandra
I didn’t see it that was Laker thought her sentence should be 15 years I think she should get more than 15 for killing 5 ppl…
@sandra i had said 15yrs or 25yr and posibility of parole is what i would try to give her but i know she is gettn life hell 50 years is life she is 24 so she is basicly gone weather she did the right or wrong thing
All of our lifes can be changed at a moment? it may not be a hit and run, but just bcareful what you say, cause no one has to the right to take a life, but at the sametime, some of y’all aint in no position to take her life.. same difference…i’m just sayin…
i’m trying but not really understanding how that fits into this. but nobody is disputing that she should be punished. its about to what degree.
Sandra Rose says:
Choco says:
3 years for each life nawww to me 15 is what she should get for the murders
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Where did you see 3 years for each death? She’s getting 15 years for each death, plus 15 years for the injured victim. 6 x 15 = 90 years just on those charges.
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Auntie see post #118…those the charges she was convicted of and the sentence range for each….93yrs is max and 25yrs is the minimum(which she probably wont get but is the minimum nonetheless)
Mother Nature makes mistakes all the time. That’s why we have plastic surgeons.
Well, ppl keep asking if things would’ve been different had she stayed. If the car didn’t explode on impact, maybe she could have helped to get a few of them, hell even one of them out of the car. That in my opinion would have been cause to show some leniency but, to know that you possibly hurt or killed someone else and not even stick around to see how you could in some way “correct” your error shows, imo, lack of concern for anyone but yourself and I feel she should be punished for that and her mom definitely should for her assistance.
Miss me with trying to take her life she deserves to be punished point blank – Done!
we as people so quick to say she got what she deserve, well GOD can say that about these people that died, we dont know how things are, and why they happen, if you all read your bible all kids dont go to heaven, what if the father was wrong in something he did, and GOD suffered it to fall on his family etc…bcareful people really… in what you say…
@ySoSerious

BUT Not with YOU BABY !!!
@DIMPLEZ
So… how long do you think she should get for the Hit and Run accident?
I don’t think she should get life but 20-30 years is a good sentence imo…
Well, whether she gets life or three years, she’ll still be living and breathing. Her family can see or communicate with her in some form or fashion. Can’t say the same for the people she killed. I don’t feel one bit of pity for this woman. I hope justice is served.
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those numbers are assuming the sentences are ran consecutively…if ran concurrent time could be much less….
i doubt she get away with a concurrent MINIMUM that would only be 8yrs…but possibility of a concurrent MAXIMUM is very possible which is 38yrs
@CHOCO
How long do you think she should be punished?
Please her MOM most of all has to be made an example of she had the influence over so many young children and we are fighting for their futures as we speak!
@jazzyiest yep on snapped they seize people’s computers and are like he searched this term and that term and use that against them in court
@Run – where do it say that “all kids don’t go to heaven” “or that God sends some kids to hell?” If they aren’t even at the age of accountability, do you think they are going to hell? Why do people go to hell in the first place? Just asking.
@Man
I can not and will not answer that I don’t play JUDGE with anyone I state my opinion she should def be punished and 15 to me is a light sentence….
where does it say…
@ Man
It’s not as simple as the Hit and Run. There’s also the issue of her covering her wrong doing.
Personally, I think she should do ATLEAST the minimum that they’re trying to give her. Hell, it’s not like she hit a damned dog, not to say dog’s don’t deserve better, she hit a car full of ppl.
@CHOCO
“I can not and will not answer that I don’t play JUDGE with anyone I state my opinion she should def be punished and 15 to me is a light sentence….”
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THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THE DEBATE IS ABOUT!
I’m still doing research to see if anyone was wearing their seatbelt or if there were any other contributing factors to this high death rate.
Hit and Run accident?
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Hit and run the way you make light of it if a fender bender that someone has to come out of their own pocket for – but a muliple car accident killing 5 ppl is not to be taking lightly in the context of a hit and run
@MZ DIMPLEZ
“It’s not as simple as the Hit and Run. There’s also the issue of her covering her wrong doing.
Personally, I think she should do ATLEAST the minimum that they’re trying to give her. Hell, it’s not like she hit a damned dog, not to say dog’s don’t deserve better, she hit a car full of ppl.”
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I think the facts of the case have been thoroughly stated and understood. What I’m asking is, based on the facts, how long do you think she should be sentenced?
Give me a time frame.
I’m still doing research to see if anyone was wearing their seatbelt or if there were any other contributing factors to this high death rate.
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Well then let’s start with the culprit she fled the scene no breatherlizer is worth issuing 3-4 days after the crime and she’s caught – see y she is so shady and looked down upon no one know if she could even be charged with DUI/DWI cuz she left – making herself 100% guilty
wow! this is just too sad.. nobody wins in situations like this.. so, including this young woman.. total of 6 people lost thier lives! smdh- but, I mean, it was an accident, she shouldnt have fled the scene.. it cost her her life as well..
@CHOCO
“I’m still doing research to see if anyone was wearing their seatbelt or if there were any other contributing factors to this high death rate.
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Well then let’s start with the culprit she fled the scene no breatherlizer is worth issuing 3-4 days after the crime and she’s caught – see y she is so shady and looked down upon no one know if she could even be charged with DUI/DWI cuz she left – making herself 100% guilty”
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She was caught 10 days later and they can use hair samples over that time frame.
Well then let’s start with the culprit she fled the scene no breatherlizer is worth issuing 3-4 days after the crime and she’s caught

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@ Man
I thought I already said she should atleast do the minimum they’re trying to give her which I believe, according to Ace’s math, is atleast 16yrs.
@Man
Did they use hair samples?
10 days later and during that 2 week period man hunt news coverage and the stupid bish still wasted tax payers money when she could’ve turned herself in – Let’s flip this how long do you think she should get?
@CHOCO
“Did they use hair samples?
10 days later and during that 2 week period man hunt news coverage and the stupid bish still wasted tax payers money when she could’ve turned herself in – Let’s flip this how long do you think she should get?”
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Yes, they know drugs and alcohol didn’t contribute or those charges would have shown up as well. Please, don’t mention tax payer dollars on a 10 day “search” (she was turned in by a neighbor and the police never located her themselves) when they are willing to feed, clothe, house, care for her for 50 years. LOL.
I think I need to know a BIT more about the wreck. If none of the victims were wearing seatbelts than the fact that they died shouldn’t even be considered because they willingly took that risk and broke the law as well.
If they WERE wearing seat belts I think 5-10 years (with a chance for parole) along with punitive damages is the best outcome for all involved.
The cars blew up upon impact….. Seat-belts would not of changed that……
Okay well I disagree on that sentence 5-10 with wearing seat belts…
This story had me in tears when I first read it and I’m glad she was convicted but everyone keeps saying she wasn’t under the influence but the fact that she ran and hid for 2 weeks anything in her system at the time of the crash (except for weed and that can be flushed out) would be gone by the time she was arrested so its highly likely she WAS under the influence of something. That’s the only thing that makes sense for speeding, causing an accident and then running when you see the other car in flames knowing there’s a family inside burning to death. A life sentence is harsh but it fits the circumstances in this case. Now I’m willing to bet she won’t get a full life sentence I’m betting something along the lines of 25 to life with the possibility of parole. She will get out before she’s elderly and hopefully will learn her lesson plus this case will set an example for the young knuckleheads who think they can do whatever and run away from the consequences. The prosecutor said it best if you’re innocent why run? Even if she didn’t have insurance, why run? W/o insurance and sober she would’ve got sued definitely, probably got her license suspended but she would have been walking free. I said it then and still say, there is more to this story and by fleeiing the scene and hiding for 2 weeks no one will ever know what actually caused that accident cause she and her mama (and I remember the gma being involved somehow too) eliminated that possibility
5-10 years for five lives total?
A piece maybe. To be served consecutively. With a chance for parole after at least ten.
I feel anything less would be bullchit.
Wow…i just realized this post brought the number munchin nerd out of me…ok i’ll summarize and i will refuse to come back in here…bah hate when i let him out like that…
Concurrent Min = 8yrs
Consecutive Max = 25yrs
Concurrent Max = 38yrs
Consecutive Max = 93yrs
she rejected a plea of 50yrs which from looking at the spread was a good move
I feel she gets somewhere inbetween the 25-38yr range.
ok nomore numbers from me…
Consecutive Max = 25yrs
should be Concurrent Min.
Gotdamnit…my hands are typing faster then my brain…
it should be Consecutive Min = 25yrs
Ok, Man, I just read something that said she swerved into them and caused them to run into oncoming traffic and that EVERYONE in their car was either in a seatbeat or safety seat.
@ Ace
Nothing wrong with a man that can count. Especially when it involves money and me.
@Man…that was the legal definition. I’m in the legal field as well…defense, but not this type. I work in products liability (i.e. asbestos). Funny thing is, we defend insurance agencies that cover the companies that are being sued for causing people to develop mesothelioma. The premise is sort of the same in that, even though the companies did not go out and murder people, they are still held accountable for contributing to people developing mesothelioma due to the asbestos in their products. They did not willfully kill those people that died from the mesothelioma, but they acted in a reckless manner, and as a result people died. Difference is, their punishment comes in the form of paying $$$ to the victims, and victims surviving families, not going to jail.
@mseverything u put it soo well
LOL I got what you mean Ace. I think I agree with these numbers farmore than what I originally thought you to mean.
the girl was under the influence of something u cant bump into somebody and make the car flip and get caught in fire also the other car was hit soo hard the 6yr old was killed and the mother was airlifted come on now something don’t sound right and he ran for a reason so she was doing something or on something
@ace
i luv a man that can count
our own lil nerd let him out more often 
@CHASE
“The cars blew up upon impact….. Seat-belts would not of changed that……”
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THE FLUCK!!!!!! That changes EVERYTHING. This should be two seperate cases.
Shouldn’t the MANUFACTURER of these vehicles be getting looked at? We already know Mercdes had a quality control issue. LOOK IT UP!
Now I have to give ol girl’s attorney the side eye.
This is sad all around. Fleeing the scene was her first mistake. Second, I don’t think she told her mom until a week later. Do rich ppl not go out to their own garages(kids building meth labs and parents don’t know) that a kid can hide a wrecked vehicle.( The minute I heard about the accident and knew I had a similiar vehicle I’m checking my garage. Third mistake was her parents not having her turn herself in as soon as they found out, not only did they not turn her in they got the vehicle repaired at home, thank GOD for nosey neighbors. It is called a accident for a reason, leaving the seen made it a crime. Does she already have goverment issued glasses? They are not attractive at all.
Also, I don’t think that she was necessarily under the influence of anything. All it takes is one second to look away. We see how many people are killed from people texting/talking on the phone/looking for a CD in the car, etc.
It seems from what I read that she rear ended them. Aren’t there laws for following too closely?
@BK2
“that was the legal definition. I’m in the legal field as well…defense, but not this type. I work in products liability (i.e. asbestos). Funny thing is, we defend insurance agencies that cover the companies that are being sued for causing people to develop mesothelioma. The premise is sort of the same in that, even though the companies did not go out and murder people, they are still held accountable for contributing to people developing mesothelioma due to the asbestos in their products. They did not willfully kill those people that died from the mesothelioma, but they acted in a reckless manner, and as a result people died. Difference is, their punishment comes in the form of paying $$$ to the victims, and victims surviving families, not going to jail.”
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Yeah, I’m familiar with the Asbestos cases and mesothelioma. There are a number of differences in the case but I get the comparison you are making.
Being that you are familiar with products liablity, what’s your posistion on one or both cars exploding on impact.
Cars are tested to withstand 60 mile per hour impacts at various locations on the car with out exploding. The more that comes out of this the more I question it.
@ Man, if that’s the case, then I agree that there may be multiple responsible parties here. Of course that part of the case will be tried in civil court, which is a whole ‘nother can of worms. That part of the case could drag out for years. Something tells me that the decedents’ family probably won’t pursue that claim, and I’m not sure whether the defendant has the right to pursue that claim in an effort to reduce her liability.
Man we don’t know how fast she was going and if she hit the car near the fuel tank yeah its highly likely it blew up on or very soon after impact so it doesn’t sound like a manufacturing issue. It only takes a fumes and a spark. She hit that car (from the side I believe ) with enough force it went into oncoming traffic. It wasn’t a rear end cause that would’ve killed or seriously injured her and deployed her air bag limiting her ability to run. Go read the original article and see if you feel tge same way
I stand corrected. The article didn’t say she hit the car from behind, it says:
A former Georgia State Patrol crash investigator testified for the defense that Robert Carter, who was driving a silver Mercedes alongside Michael, caused the crash by driving into the BMW from behind, initiating a loss of control by both vehicles.
Shich means there may have been a 3rd vehicle involved.
“W/o insurance and sober she would’ve got sued definitely, probably got her license suspended but she would have been walking free. I said it then and still say, there is more to this story and by fleeiing the scene and hiding for 2 weeks no one will ever know what actually caused that accident cause she and her mama (and I remember the gma being involved somehow too) eliminated that possibility”
Well this is GA and she still would have gone to jail for vehicular manslaughter…so no she wouldn’t have been “walking free”.
Also…she had gone to church that morning and was going to the store to get a cake and ice cream for Easter brunch. I highly doubt she was drugged up/drunk in church.
@MzD…there was a third vehicle involved. I think that lady sustained some pretty serious injuries too, and a child may have died. I could be wrong, but I think that’s what happened.
@MS. EVERYTHING
“Man we don’t know how fast she was going and if she hit the car near the fuel tank yeah its highly likely it blew up on or very soon after impact so it doesn’t sound like a manufacturing issue. It only takes a fumes and a spark. She hit that car (from the side I believe ) with enough force it went into oncoming traffic. It wasn’t a rear end cause that would’ve killed or seriously injured her and deployed her air bag limiting her ability to run. Go read the original article and see if you feel tge same way”
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Well, I haven’t much describing the accident itself. Just the court case that resulted.
What were the road conditions at the time of the accident?
Were any of the victims “impaired” in any way?
What was the driving conditions of all the cars invovled?
Why was her car so lightly damamged after the wreck?
Rene I know a lot of people who go to church Sunday morning and get a drink when they get home, especially since Easter is a holiday and family is usually all together. Plus churches are packed with those who only come to church Christmas and Easter. It wouldn’t surprise me at all
But yeah based on GA law she would’ve been doing time either way although they would’ve been much more lenient had she not run and tried to cover it all up
@BK2
“if that’s the case, then I agree that there may be multiple responsible parties here. Of course that part of the case will be tried in civil court, which is a whole ‘nother can of worms. That part of the case could drag out for years. Something tells me that the decedents’ family probably won’t pursue that claim, and I’m not sure whether the defendant has the right to pursue that claim in an effort to reduce her liability.”
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I don’t understand how her attorney didn’t look into that. Trust me, the deceased’s family will go to civil court on this. LOL. Without question. That’s where the money is.
Now, as far as the defendent goes, she is able to be tried with “homicide” in Georgia simply because the occupants in the car died. Now, if they died as a result of the MANUFACTURER’S faulty construction as opposed to her driving ability (or lack thereof) than I think she has a shot.
Does anyone know what make and model year Mercedes it was?
@MS. EVERYTHING
“Rene I know a lot of people who go to church Sunday morning and get a drink when they get home, especially since Easter is a holiday and family is usually all together. Plus churches are packed with those who only come to church Christmas and Easter. It wouldn’t surprise me at all
But yeah based on GA law she would’ve been doing time either way although they would’ve been much more lenient had she not run and tried to cover it all up”
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The authorities already conceded that alcohol didn’t contribute to her (Aimee’s Driving).
They can pull hair samples and still determine alcohol levels ten days later.
I mean you must not have any kind of conscience in order to walk around for 2 weeks like nothing happened, after so many people died, much less children. Not only that but she was able to try and get the car fixed and cover her tracks, I cannot have any sympathy for this chick.
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Man if she hit them from the side her car would not have sustained as much damage and they got her with vehicular homicide for 5 of the 12 counts and tampering with evidence. We don’t know how damaged the car actually was or if the “mystery” vehicle that supposedly sideswiped her first even exists because she ran and did the cover up
I was on jury duty for a Trial very similar to this but no one died. Its not as easy as you think sandra. When lives are involved, you have to look at the evidence seriously. I wasn’t in the jury room, but i could imagine they wanted to make the right choice and they took their time.
As for the case….its hard. She killed five people. Did she intend to kill them…i doubt she did. Her wrecklessness caused it. I think where she messed up was leaving the scene. That will never get you sympahty, the least you could do is stay the scene. That could sway the jury. Its hard to say. I think they are gonna throw the book at her though. I think the fact she left the scene sealed it.
Its a hard situation for all parties. So many people drive, its easy to say what you would do if it were you. She made a split second decision to drive away, and it changed her life. Sad situation.
I’m GOING off the fact that I DON’T HAVE A F-ing CLUE what she was thinking when she started the engine of that car THAT PARTICULAR DAY… REMOVING ALL Legal Statutes and LEGAL definitions and YTs INJUSTICE SYSTEM ans just USING Plain Ole Common Sense AND Common Decency…
The DAMAGE She CAUSED with her Recklessness (5 Lives LOST…) and HER ACTIONS after leaving the Scene of THAT VERY TRAGIC ACCIDENT is UNTHINKABLE AND UNSPEAKABLE… And WHATEVER Punishment SHOULD APPROACH or AT LEAST REACH that SAME EXACT LEVEL as far as I’m Concerned (Real…)
SHE’S A COWARD & HER LACK of Common Decency makes her Completely USELESS… My SYMPATHY will go with The Friends and Family Members that have to live with THIS MEMORY for the REST of THEIR LIVES
Attorney Mom should a been in a post like this
Where she at? I don’t have time to read through all the comments anymore
Aimee Michael and her mother have no conscience, feeling or empathy for others. For that reason they do not belong in society. I write about people with personality disorders a lot. Well, Aimee and her mother are perfect examples of those dysfunctional human beings who only think of themselves. People with healthy characters and decent morals could not have done what they did. They both belong behind bars. Good riddance.
Exactly ELove. Exactly.
And I see you found your favorite Ashanti pose. Still can’t say I like the costume but I never said ole girl didn’t have a nice body. Now I can take this chick out of my Gravi. I only did that for you, you know.
She killed five people. She deserves what she gets. At 24, you are an adult. I’m 22 and know better. Rest in peace to the real victims of this preventable tragedy.
It’s called justic-life’s a bitch!! You do the crime, suck it up and do the time dear.
Ms. Everything says:
We don’t know how damaged the car actually was or if the “mystery” vehicle that supposedly sideswiped her first even exists because she ran and did the cover up
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What mystery vehicle? Camp Creek Parkway is a 4 lane highway that runs east to west. There were only 2 lanes on her side of the road. Her vehicle was in the right lane and the Mercedes that she hit was in the left lane next to her. So there was no mystery car.
Ahhhhh Thanks Boo (YOU are So Caring…)
NOW just don’t make My EYEZ BLEED with Your Gravi Choices… Or AT LEAST give me a Warning Beforehand O.K.
Aimee Michael defense was that the car with the family hit her. She admitted seeing the car in flames when she left. She also said that she wished she had died in the accident. She showed remorse, said she wanted to turn herself in but her mother would not let her because she didn’t want to lose her.
For this reason, I believe that her sentences should run concurrent. I believe her mother should get the same punishment as her. Seems like everyone is saying she shouldn’t have been found guilty on all charges, but fact of the matter is that she was GUILTY on all charges. simple as that.
Also, she was found guilty of vehicular homicide, not homicide.
People who are saying that she doesn’t deserve to go to prison for a long time think about this… a man, his wife, young child and a baby burned up in a car. The man and wife died instantly. The kids died as soon as they breath in the hot air from the fire. Another little girl was CUT IN HALF from the force of the accident. Her father following along, witnessed this, along with her mother who was in the car with her. What if this was your family??
I was a juror on a child molestation case in this judge’s courtroom. #shedontplay. I’m sure that she’ll give Aimee an appropriate sentence.
ms.truth says:
Aimee Michael defense was that the car with the family hit her.
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Her car hit his car and that’s why his car flew across the median into oncoming traffic. If he had hit her car she would have gone off the side of the road into the ditch. Another woman said Aimee was speeding and almost hit her car. The fact that Aimee would lie about who caused the accident — in addition to fleeing the scene and trying to cover up evidence, shows that she is not morally fit to live in society. I hope she gets life.
I bet she was drunk. I bet if the tipster had not called in she would have went about her life partying and everything. She deserves life. Good for her enabling loser mother too. People need to take responsibility for their actions. My deepest condolences to the two families for their losses.
Goin back up to read the 200+ comments………….
I hope she gets life. F her. She reuined these peoples lives. These kids ain’t going to live to see there 24th birthday.F her. She was probably drunk or high or some ish. Why she flee? She kilt 5 people, i wish they put a needle in her arm. If she was so innocent why she flea? No telling what this chick was coked up on.
M_promp2 says I hope those 5 souls haunt her for the rest of her days behind bars.
All these people siding with her, how would you feel if it was you or your child that was killed. F her. I live in Atlanta, I drive down Camp Creek have family that take that street daily could have been anyone killed behind her mess. F her. I hope her insurance pays these surviving members
This is terrible!!
Ms. Michael did more than hit and run, she also concealed evidence (even tried to fix it with the help of her mother). Last night on the news, the father stated that Ms. Micheal’s family never even apologized, SMH. Her mother was a principle for Christ’s sake! For the D.A. to offer her 50 years, she is probably facing a WHOLE lot more time. She stated she looked in her rear view mirror and saw cars exploding left and right! But you kept going, you knew SOMETHING was happening back there that you were a part of(whether you think you caused it or not) you should have stopped to at least TRY to render some type of assistance, but NOOOO, you go home and tell your mom God knows what, and then you two knuckleheads decide to get the car fixed, KNOWING full well the authorities are looking for said vehicle. She deserves a lot of time, as does her mother. Where are their morals?
This story is tragic for all parties! I pray for all involved!
Wow at some of these comments. What does her race have to do with anything? She killed other black people if that’s the case.
So if I’m a person with a license to carry a gun and I’m out shooting reckless and as a result of my shooting five people including children get killed and I leave the scene, hide the evidence, and run I shouldn’t be held responsible?
Even if this girl got scared and ran at first. She HAD TO see this deadly accident that she caused on the news. She lived in the city it happened in so I KNOW it was a big story. Yet she still didn’t turn herself in.
A liar always has something to hide. I wonder how many people would change their tune if it was their fam who died that day.
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@CHASE
“The cars blew up upon impact….. Seat-belts would not of changed that……”
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THE FLUCK!!!!!! That changes EVERYTHING. This should be two seperate cases.
Shouldn’t the MANUFACTURER of these vehicles be getting looked at? We already know Mercdes had a quality control issue. LOOK IT UP!
Now I have to give ol girl’s attorney the side eye.
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If that was a big factor her attorney should of brought it up and if it was a bigger factor it would of made a difference. But it didn’t, to bad so sad..
Still doesn’t change a thing 5 people died from her reckless driving..
I feel so bad for all parties involved. People on here saying that she deserves the worst possible punishment, have no compassion. That young lady had no intentions on killing five people. She is not a monster!!! she was young and made a mistake!!! Leaving the scene was wrong. But that young lady was out on a ice cream run, not on a killing spree. YOU PEOPLE ARE ASSHOLES!!! And to think ya’ll call yourselves Christians..smh!! This girl deserved to be charged with Hit and run, trying to conceal evidence, but not homicide.
Well, Mzpeach, I’m sorry you feel so much “compassion” for her, but my compassion will be with the people who lost their lives and the families they left behind who were the REAL victims of this woman’s wrecklessness, so if that makes me an asshole, I’ll be the queen one!
Yes, I am a Christian, but what in the hell does that have to do with anything. She was wrong and that’s the bottom line.
Well I am glad to know you are an asshole. But she is a twenty four year old young woman who doesn’t deserve to be in jail fifty years! If you can’t understand that, then you are a senseless woman. And being a true Christian has a lot to do with it. What would Jesus do? Forgive!!
MzPeach, I don’t give a damn how old she is. The children that died didn’t get a chance to get to her age, so boo hoo! Instead of feeling sorry for them, you go off on a rampage on people who don’t agree with your “logic.” I say, not only does she deserve 50 damn years, I hope it’s more. Now, how’s that for being “senseless.” You tell your b.s. to the families that will NEVER, EVER see their family members again!
Jesus would forgive her if she asked for it, but He would also enact justice because while we are forgiven, we have to often suffer the consequences for our actions. Maybe you need to get that understanding before you go popping off on people that don’t see things your way. You wre out of line calling people names, so back atcha! How’s that for Christian?
The only asshole here is you since you can’t accept that people don’t see things in your narrow-minded way.
Good evening!
Oh, another thing. You must be a friend or family member, so please pass on this message: YOU REAP WHATCHA SOW.