Prosecutors, however, said Thompson's behavior fit with a long history of reckless driving, domestic violence and heavy drinking, citing Thompson's criminal history.
Thompson was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.22, almost three times the legal limit of 0.08. Before getting into his truck, Thompson had become enraged during a fight in his home where he argued with his wife, then punched a woman who was staying with them and a neighbor who tried to intervene.
Jurors were given the option but declined to convict Thompson of one of three lesser charges: manslaughter, criminal automobile homicide or negligent automobile homicide.
Prosecutors, however, said Thompson's behavior fit with a long history of reckless driving, domestic violence and heavy drinking, citing Thompson's criminal history.
So his intention when driving was to kill?
He wasn't just trying to get from point A to point B, but was in a fit of rage. The death may not have been intentional, but he didn't care whether it happened.
So does that mean everyone who drives drunk is guilty of murder? Not vehicular homicide or manslaughter?
Can't you say the same thing with all drunk drivers? They may not intentionally kill someone but they don't care if they do.
Otherwise they wouldn't get in the fucking car drunk.
In California if you are convicted of DUI you given an admonition that in the future, if you kill someone while DUI you can be charged with murder.
Perhaps that was the case here.
Are you yelling at us?
WTF is wrong with some of you people!!!
HE killed!!!!
Given his history I am glad to see he is going to be behind bars.
WTH? After you get a DUI, we might charge you with murder if you kill someone?In California if you are convicted of DUI you given an admonition that in the future, if you kill someone while DUI you can be charged with murder.
Perhaps that was the case here.
Are you yelling at us?
WTH? After you get a DUI, we might charge you with murder if you kill someone?
Where are the earthquakes when you need them?
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said what Thompson did went beyond a regular DUI or vehicular homicide accident. Thompson acted with "depraved indifference" and needed to be charged with murder, he said.
"What we're arguing is that he was consciously making a decision to accelerate into an intersection which was red, and he knew there was traffic there. Our position is he acted with such depraved indifference, he intentionally set out to engage in that conduct," Gill said. "This is not an accident that happened."
When Thompson entered the intersection where the fatal crash occurred, he was allegedly traveling at 60 mph. He pushed his gas pedal "as far as it would go" when he was just 175 feet away from the intersection, the charges state.
Can't you say the same thing with all drunk drivers? They may not intentionally kill someone but they don't care if they do. Otherwise they wouldn't get in the fucking car drunk.
Seems this piece of shit didn't care at all and had a history of drinking of driving. Really what kind of person does that? again and again and again.