American Justice: Wealthy hit-and-run driver who killed two people with his Porsche avoids jail

[marmar]

from the Sun-Sentinel:




A privileged Illinois man who fled after running down two British businessmen in his speeding Porsche avoided prison Friday and will instead serve out a 2-year sentence at a luxury oceanfront condo.

Ryan LeVin, 36, will be on house arrest at one of his parents' two condos at the Point of Americas on Fort Lauderdale Beach – less than two miles from where he careened into the British visitors as they walked to their hotel two years ago. The house confinement will be followed by 10 years of probation.

LeVin, who hails from a prominent Chicago family, worked out a deal to pay the victims' families an undisclosed sum.

The widows supported the sentence, and their attorneys collected checks from LeVin immediately after the Friday morning hearing, where he pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal accident and two counts of vehicular homicide. LeVin spoke only at the judge's prodding and offered no apology. ....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-06-04/news/fl-ryan-levin-change-plea-20110603-30_1_kirsty-watkinson-house-arrest-oceanfront-condo

[atreides1]

1. I guess there is a price for everything!!!

Even a human life....how truly sad!

[renate]

2. well, I'm relieved that the widows are okay with this

I hope it's a big-ass settlement; I'm surprised that the legal system allows for paying off your debt to society with cold hard cash. But maybe this is better for the victims' families; having him behind bars for the length of time he deserved wouldn't have brought them back, and maybe the settlement will provide some security for their families.

[damntexdem]

3. Oh no, it's Sharia law in Florida!

Pay the families of the dead victims in order to basically go free.

;-)