JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV.com) – Cecilia Williams is turning her anger into motion. She’s pushing Missouri legislators to aid a proposed new legislation that she’s named, ‘Bentley’s Law,’ right after her 5-12 months previous grandson.
“The major aspect of Bentley’s law is monetary duty by the offender,” she stated.
Williams commenced working on new the laws that targets drunk motorists, just after an incident in April on Freeway 30 in Byrnes Mill that claimed the everyday living of three beloved kinds. Her son, Cordell Williams, his fiancé Lacey Newton and their 4-month outdated son, Cordell Williams II, were killed when the automobile they had been in was rear-finished and went off the highway and crashed.


A Fenton guy has been charged soon after an toddler and his mothers and fathers had been killed throughout a late-evening crash in Jefferson County.
David Thurby, of Fenton, is charged with a few counts of DWI demise of a different. His blood alcoholic beverages amount was twice the legal limit, and in accordance to court paperwork, he told a trooper he’d experienced “seven pictures of Crown and h2o.”
Williams is now boosting the couple’s two other youngsters, 3-calendar year outdated Mason and 5-12 months outdated Bentley, whom the laws is named after. She wants to see a new regulation that would need drunk motorists who induce the demise of a father or mother or dad and mom to fork out kid assistance to a surviving husband or wife or the family members elevating the victim’s young children, until finally the young children flip 18-a long time aged.
“They are worthy of to get that compensation mainly because you are chatting about increasing kids that their parents are no lengthier here,” reported Williams.
Missouri Point out Consultant Mike Henderson, of Bonne Terre, plans to introduce ‘Bentley’s Law’ all through the upcoming legislative session.
“I do firmly feel that these people who are driving drunk and take away the mothers and fathers of these youngsters, there is got to be some support for these children. It comes down to that,” he explained.
Williams thinks the regular youngster assistance payments would make an offender believe 2 times in advance of consuming and driving again. She reported a condition lawmaker in Tennessee has agreed to introduce a ‘Bentley’s Law’ in that state when the legislative session starts following yr. Williams hopes to acquire her fight against drunk driving nationwide.
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