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'Affluenza' Texan, who killed four while driving drunk, to be freed from jail
Source: Reuters
U.S. MARCH 20, 2018 / 6:50 PM / UPDATED 11 HOURS AGO
'Affluenza' Texan, who killed four while driving drunk, to be freed from jail
Marice Richter
2 MIN READ
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - The so-called “affluenza” Texan is due to be released from jail on April 2 after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday.
Ethan Couch is scheduled to be released nine days before his 21st birthday and will remain under probation supervision after the release, said David McClelland, a spokesman for the office.
Couch was 16 and had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit of an adult when he struck and killed four people in June 2013.
At his trial in juvenile court that year, a psychologist testifying on his behalf described Couch as suffering from “affluenza.” The psychologist said it was an affliction coming from being spoiled by his parents that prevented him from telling right from wrong.
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'Affluenza' Texan, who killed four while driving drunk, to be freed from jail
Marice Richter
2 MIN READ
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - The so-called “affluenza” Texan is due to be released from jail on April 2 after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday.
Ethan Couch is scheduled to be released nine days before his 21st birthday and will remain under probation supervision after the release, said David McClelland, a spokesman for the office.
Couch was 16 and had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit of an adult when he struck and killed four people in June 2013.
At his trial in juvenile court that year, a psychologist testifying on his behalf described Couch as suffering from “affluenza.” The psychologist said it was an affliction coming from being spoiled by his parents that prevented him from telling right from wrong.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-affluenza/affluenza-texan-who-killed-four-while-driving-drunk-to-be-freed-from-jail-idUSKBN1GW36E
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“Lackfluenza” the book will be thrown at you. Like the AA woman getting 10 years for a cannabis violation. That woman, I believe, is still in prison. She’ll most likely do all 10 of that sentence.
