You may recall my post about the death of my neighbors' 14-year-old grandson Sam last August. The driver of the truck that crossed the median and struck Sam's car, killing him and the car's driver, was on parole at the time. He was badly injured and spent some weeks in the hospital--but then somehow he was allowed to leave the hospital without being taken into custody. By the time he was indicted in late November, he was in the wind.
He was found yesterday, however, in Arkansas, and will be brought back here for trial.
The defendant has a moderately impressive rap sheet. The police told my neighbors that, in the minutes before the fatal crash, he had nearly run several other cars off the road. An accident waiting to happen, as they say.
The man's son, who was also in the wreck, has received more favorable public notice.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but sometimes it rolls.
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