Beer vendor liable for drunk driver

Torn Rose · 2005-03-07, 05:16 PM

Lafayette is a “city” of about 65,000, add West Lafayette and that brings the area to about 90,000 and add Purdue it would be over 110,000.

It happen less then 3 miles from where we lived at the time, they have a dual cross memorial on the side of the road honoring the couple killed which we saw almost every single day since it is on a main route.

Charges were brought against the bar and bartender, the bartender got probation for a year and lost his license to serve alcohol; the bar was fined but I think the fine was under $20,000.

The police did do an investigation on this, they did not just assume this was from at a local bar and went and busted balls, they fallowed his CC charges and went from there, and from what I remember his card said he went to a few stores and then went the bar.

Had it been from sitting at home drinking and then grabbing 1 shot at a bar I am pretty confident nothing would have been said in regards to the bar because as the point I am trying to make, it is the intent of the law.

This story all took place over close to 2- 3 years from start to last I heard about it and as I said, it made HUGE news; I even recall seeing it on CNN a few times at its height.

2005-03-07, 05:16 PM	#1
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	Lafayette is a “city” of about 65,000, add West Lafayette and that brings the area to about 90,000 and add Purdue it would be over 110,000. It happen less then 3 miles from where we lived at the time, they have a dual cross memorial on the side of the road honoring the couple killed which we saw almost every single day since it is on a main route. Charges were brought against the bar and bartender, the bartender got probation for a year and lost his license to serve alcohol; the bar was fined but I think the fine was under $20,000. The police did do an investigation on this, they did not just assume this was from at a local bar and went and busted balls, they fallowed his CC charges and went from there, and from what I remember his card said he went to a few stores and then went the bar. Had it been from sitting at home drinking and then grabbing 1 shot at a bar I am pretty confident nothing would have been said in regards to the bar because as the point I am trying to make, it is the intent of the law. This story all took place over close to 2- 3 years from start to last I heard about it and as I said, it made HUGE news; I even recall seeing it on CNN a few times at its height.