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Jury Sentences Church to
30
years in prison
That was the headline in
local news in our area on July 24, 2008. The Church
they were referring to is Robert's brother, Douglas.
Once again the tragic consequences that can result when
someone makes the decision to drive after drinking were
made evident on August 11, 2006. On that evening Doug
left a friend's house, where he had been drinking beer,
and attempted to drive home. At approximately 11 p.m.
on that night, on a two lane, paved farm road, he
attempted to pass a friend in front of him in a no
passing zone. As he approached a hill, a 35 year old
mother and her three children were travelling from the
opposite direction. When it became obvious to the
mother that they were about to collide, she went to the
ditch on her right. Unfortunately Doug swerved toward
the ditch also, trying to avoid a collision. Instead he
hit the woman's truck almost head on in the ditch. The
mother died at the scene of the crash. The three
children all sustained serious injuries, with the
youngest being critically injured. This is a tragedy
beyond imagination. Doug's decision to drive while
intoxicated that night destroyed an innocent family.
Three children lost their mother, a husband lost his
wife, a mother lost her daughter, siblings lost their
sister. So many lives were impacted. The pain caused
by Doug's decision to drive after drinking that night is
beyond measure. It doesn't matter that Doug did not get
into his truck that night with the intention of
causing the death of that mother and injuring her three
children. He broke the law and made a conscious choice
to drive after drinking. His remorse cannot undo the
damage that resulted from that choice.
Douglas was charged with one count of intoxication manslaughter and three counts
of intoxication assault. He pled guilty on all charges
and on 7/24/08 was sentenced to 30 years in prison and
10 years probation once he is released. A complete
description of this tragedy, like Robert's story, is
lengthy. Preparations are now being made for the full
details to be included on this web site, (and soon will
be), in hope that it will influence others and prevent
them from making the same personal choice that Doug did,
of getting behind the wheel of a vehicle after drinking.
We continue to pray for
the victim's family and we ask that you join us in that
prayer.
PLEASE DON'T DRINK AND
DRIVE!
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Death by
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Letter from
Andrew Papke
Texas Prison Inmate
Convicted on 2 counts of
Intoxication Manslaughter
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son. Robert lives in my heart and soul
everyday. I don't need a website to remind me of
this special young man who was loved by all who knew
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