Reckless Driver Could Be Out In Nine Months

Eddie Farah

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A man was sentenced Thursday for reckless driving that caused a young man to die in a crash.

The judge has ordered Mario Tellez to spend two years behind bars but because of the time he's already served, Tellez could be out again in nine months.

Tellez is in the U.S. illegally. He doesn’t have a license, but that didn’t stop him from getting behind the wheel of a car in August 2007. At the intersection of St. Johns Bluff and Central Parkway, he did not yield the right of way and hit another car causing it to flip over.

21-year old Brandon Michael was engaged to be married. He was planning to become a veterinarian. He was in the car that rolled and died of his injuries.

Is there any other evidence needed to show that our state’s point system and the discretion of a judge sometimes does not go far enough to keep our roads safe? Reckless driving, as defined by the legislature, results in a serious bodily injury to another person and is a felony in the third degree.

But when should this sort of behavior be taken more seriously such as vehicular homicide? If not when another person dies, then when?

Our condolences go out to the family of Mr. Michael. #