Tausha Borland, who earlier plead guilty to last year’s Hit-and-Run crash in Sand Springs that left two cyclists dead and one injured has been sentenced to 24 years in prison:
A Sand Springs woman was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in prison in a manslaughter case linked to the deaths of two bicyclists.
Tausha Borland, 39, pleaded guilty Sept. 13 to two counts of first-degree manslaughter. She waived her right to a trial, and she had no plea agreement with prosecutors regarding her punishment.
Prosecutors asserted that Borland, while under the influence of alcohol, drove a sport utility vehicle into three people who were riding bicycles on Oklahoma 51 near 161st West Avenue west of Sand Springs on June 9, 2009.
Christa Voss, 33, of Owasso and Matthew Edmonds, 34, of Tulsa were killed.
via Sand Springs woman sentenced to 24 years in bicyclist fatalities | Tulsa World.
I’m glad to see a strong sentence being handed out in this case. It delivers a good message not only about the consequences of drinking and driving, but of endangering cyclists as well.
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I agree, but wonder what role in the stiff sentance the fact that she was dwi? I think a lot. Such a tragedy.
Oh, you are completely right, no doubt about it. As we are seeing in the James Michael Hazzard case (http://www.okcbicyclist.com/2010/10/06/charges-filed-in-debra-miller-death/), the most you can get for negligent homicide is one year in jail and/or a fine up to $1000. Ridiculous if you ask me . . .
Agree, it’s pathetic, the only way there is a real consequence is if the driver has been drinking. Not sure if it is much different in any other state.
Tagic for everyone involved….. Could have happened to so many people I know that drove drinking… myself included- lives lost & thrown away….. Horribly sad