Comments on: Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter For Deaths Of Two People Released From Jail

By: ensley boy

ensley boy — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:34:26 +0000

If you think the article makes you mad, wait until he is sentenced to two 15 year terms that will run concurrentt. He will be out in 12 years.

By: Aggie Parent

Aggie Parent — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:49:57 +0000

This is appalling that they allowed this individual to walk out of the county jail. He should not have been given any bond for the senseless and selfish decision he made.
He STOLE the life of these two beautiful people and changed the lives for their family and friends forever. Justice was not served by allowing him out free on bond. I will be praying that he receives MAXIMUM sentenced and never is allowed to walk free again when he goes to trial.

By: jason ward

jason ward — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:54:16 +0000

10 % of 25,000 is $2,500 the normal bond fee

By: Rasheed Jackson

Rasheed Jackson — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:22:41 +0000

There should not be a bond for this man. He took two lives and has harmed a family that will never heal form this selfish, careless, impenitence act. He should not be allowed to see his family or communicate with them in any way. When a person gets in a car and they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs they are committing a crime. If they cause harm to an individual because of their lack of judgement they should be treated as one who willfully takes a life by other means, such a shooting stabbing, beating or any other method. This man willfully operated a vehicle and with pure disregard for anyone else he took a chance. This is no different to me than the man in Las Vegas that started shooting randomly into a crowd of concert goers. Mr. Black while drunk drove a motor vehicle randomly into these innocent young people. Two young lives for ever gone. God help this family, I could not imagine the pain they are going through. A never ending nightmare.

By: Wow!!!

Wow!!! — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:56:53 +0000

I want to break it down a moment.. I know these families and The drunk driver had every chance in life to be GREAT.. good family, good schooling, money, religion both parents.. The two in the other car were just as great, hard workers, good in school greatness was already shining through them… Now here we have a tragic accident but bond set at 25k he goes home for less than $500.00.. Let’s move forward the victim’s family will have to bury their children for NO less than 10k and then a life time of hurt and therpy.. Talk about justice…. There was none…

By: John

John — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:28:05 +0000

My guess is he will receive 25yrs for each victim.

By: Just pray

Just pray — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 02:39:03 +0000

@ Emily I have no clue who bonded him out but can assure you it is not the part of the family that I am talking about …. and my words were that the family has prayed for years for him to get on track —- clearly indicating that he has had problems for quite some time. And @ stumpknocker … that is why my word accident was in quotes …it is clearly not accidental when you are driving impaired ….
MY POINT … this is a horrible tragedy… the bulk is on the family who lost their kids…my point was this has destroyed more than one family , so please be in prayer for all concerned ! Only God can give peace and healing in days to come .

By: Stumpknocker

Stumpknocker — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 02:06:50 +0000

I keep reading the word accident, it was by far no accident. This was a deliberate act with absolutely no regard for anyone else’s life. And as usual the drunk driver walks away leaving lost life’s behind and broken families. And don’t say he was a good boy and just has been having a rough time of it, most of us do, but that’s life. Good people don’t do things like this ever, it’s far from being a mistake, the only way a mistake was made here is that he’s the one that walked away, no excuses and feeling sorry for him.

By: Facts...

Facts... — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 01:20:34 +0000

The DUI laws in Florida are fairly weak. It takes 3 offenses in 10 years or 4 in a life time to even get a felony charge for DUI. That’s incredible by itself. Not to mention most DUI arrest basically equate to a financial charge to the suspect. DUI homicide is only a second degree felony. It sad because driving impaired is a personal choice. Its a choice you make as a drinker and you risk hurting or killing others because you won’t arrange for a driver to get you home safe. Plus the legal system makes it look like law enforcement is the enemy when they arrest a drunk driver, like cops are making up the signs of impairment. You want this issue fix then you need to tell your state reps, that you elected, to fix it. Make it something people are scared to do in the future.

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 23:59:10 +0000

Too those whom say his family is hurting too, yes they are, I have no doubt they are. But to the person whom paid his bond you should have put that money to better use and let the banks family have it for funeral cost. You say the black family just wants this man to get on track with his life but yet someone is enabling him by pay his bond. The only way to help him is to stop enabling him and let him sit in jail until he is truly punished for his horrible actions. A whole community is hurting and in pain because of his actions. A high school has been hit with a tragic loss because of his actions. It’s not JUST the Banks/McCoy family hurting it’s the 1000+ kids that went to school with him. It’s his friends, football, baseball, basketball teammates. The parents of each one of them as we watch our children suffer from the loss of a wonderful person. So instead of “helping” him get out of jail, help him understand he has done the worse thing possible, took 2 young people’s lives and shaddered the lives of so many others.