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Tuesday, October 18, 2005


Only one word to describe this inditement. Obscene.
The driver of the bus that erupted into flames last month, killing 23 Bellaire nursing home residents as they were transported out of Hurricane Rita's path, now faces criminal charges for each of the passengers' deaths.

Juan Robles Gutierrez, 37, currently in federal custody in Texas, was charged late Friday by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department with 23 counts of negligent homicide. Each count carries a maximum penalty of up to two years in a state jail facility and $10,000 fine.
23 counts? Not plain old negligence, but homicide?!? It's obvious that they want someone to nail to the wall on this one, but the driver is about as guilty as the passengers. How sad and totally pathetic that the DA went for the weakest, most indefensible person in this situation, instead of the ignorant asses that called for the ill-fated evacuation.



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