The parents must face justice too

Sickening. An eighteen year-old male driving an expensive Buick SUV while drunk, roars around the turn by the entrance of Granville Island, loses control and careens into two pedestrians crossing in crosswalk. The 31-year old man and his 25-year old woman companion die at the scene. The driver makes a run for it and is caught by police. He has been driving under the influence, with 14- and 16-year old girls in the vehicle with him.

Who owns this vehicle? How did an 18-year old get the keys to go for his fatal joyride in contravention of rules about young drivers?

The young driver’s parents or guardians must be held partly responsible for this tragedy. Heavy fines and jail time must be a possible penalty. I won’t hold my breath though. They’ll probably carry on with their lives without paying any kind of penalty, such is the selfishness that too often pervades our society.

This story makes me angry because there will be no justice.