Bill Proposes Drunk Drivers Who Kill Parents Pay Child Support

Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 -- 2:01 PM

(Ted Ehlen, WRN) A proposed bill would have drunk drivers that kill a parent in the state pay child support.

The idea, called Bentley’s Law, started in Missouri when a grandmother advocated that her grandson be granted child support after a drunk driver killed his parents and younger brother.

A point legislators say would need to be ironed out before a vote on the bill happens is whether a vehicle that caused a fatality would include such non-automobile vehicles as snowmobiles, ATV’s or boats.

Tennessee is the only state to pass Bentley’s Law while a dozen other states, including Wisconsin, are trying to turn the concept into law.

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