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Hiram Students Meet With State Leaders About Repeat Offenders
UPDATED: 7:30 am EST March 29,
2006
CLEVELAND -- Classmates of two college students killed during a crash involving a man convicted of drunken driving 11 times will make their voices heard in Columbus Wednesday. Hiram College students will meet with state leaders about repeat offenders, NewsChannel5 reported. Grace Chamberlain and Andrew Hopkins, both 18, died after the car they were riding in was hit head-on March 2. James Cline was charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide for allegedly causing the crash. Images: Fatal Crash "She commented it was more difficult to prove a DUI than a capital punishment. So our job as citizens is to do what we can to help prosecutors get these guys," said student Jonathan Weaver. The students hope to effect a positive change in regards to DWI legislation and jail time. They will meet with several lawmakers including State Sen. Jay Hottinger, the co-author of S.B. 141, which would revise current DWI legislation. NewsChannel5 will be with the Hiram students while they're in Columbus. You can see Debora Lee's live report on Live on 5.
Previous Stories:
- March 21, 2006: Hiram Students Killed In Crash Being Remembered At Memorial
- March 21, 2006: Man In Court After Allegedly Driving Drunk, Causing Fatal Crash
- March 18, 2006: Woman Charged With Lending Truck To Man With 11 DUIs
- March 3, 2006: Officials: Man Fleeing Police Hits Car, Killing Hiram Student
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