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Showing Original Post only (View all)Woman kills 2 in DUI wreck; Prosecutors go after bar customer who bought her drinks [View all]
A woman who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and causing a deadly crash in Montgomery County is headed to prison. And now, prosecutors are leveling charges against a bar customer they say bought her the drinks. But it could be a tough case for them to get a conviction.
In that warrant, it's clear that the surveillance video of Baukus consuming more than 20 drinks in a four-hour period before the deadly wrong way crash was critical. But Duran was not a bartender. He was another customer.
The investigator writes, "While reviewing the video I noted a white male deliver three alcoholic beverage drinks to Baukus at 1:38am, 1:43am, and 1:46am. These are the last three drinks Baukus consumes."
And he contends, "While Duran is providing these three drinks, it is clearly evident on the video that Baukus is intoxicated as she is swaying, side-stepping for balance and walking into tables."
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9196050
In that warrant, it's clear that the surveillance video of Baukus consuming more than 20 drinks in a four-hour period before the deadly wrong way crash was critical. But Duran was not a bartender. He was another customer.
The investigator writes, "While reviewing the video I noted a white male deliver three alcoholic beverage drinks to Baukus at 1:38am, 1:43am, and 1:46am. These are the last three drinks Baukus consumes."
And he contends, "While Duran is providing these three drinks, it is clearly evident on the video that Baukus is intoxicated as she is swaying, side-stepping for balance and walking into tables."
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9196050
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Woman kills 2 in DUI wreck; Prosecutors go after bar customer who bought her drinks [View all]
apples and oranges
Aug 2013
OP
it's against the law to provide booze to someone who's obviously impaired nt
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#20
They have evidence that he provided her booze knowing she was intoxicated.
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#48
If you see someone swaying and stumbling in a bar, you don't assume they're drunk? nt
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#59
There are more Americans in jails per capita than any other nation, it's because PA's are allowed...
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#22
Maybe he knew she was cut off and was trying to get around that? In that case, he should be as
bettyellen
Aug 2013
#45
From 3 drinks?! Unnnn, you'd have to prove he KNEW about the previous drinks no? tia
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#19
Had she not taken those drinks, we do not know if that would have changed the outcome
NoOneMan
Aug 2013
#60
Bars are in business to sell liquor, unaccompanied women often get "free" drinks
SoCalDem
Aug 2013
#51
"misdemeanor for "any person" to knowingly serve alcohol to an intoxicated person." How intoxicated
GiaGiovanni
Aug 2013
#57