......speechless......

Many of my readers know that March 21, 2007 was a very tragic day in the lives of many people in my school and community.

For those of you who don't know about the tragedies that struck us on that day I will briefly fill you in...

On the way to school on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Laura Cobb, Melissa Arthur, Heather Arthur, and Tam Le were on their way to school. Laura let Tam drive her car and he was doing so wrecklessly. To make a very long and complicated story short, Tam lost control of the car and hit a truck head on, killing sisters Melissa and Heather and their friend Laura. Tam was in a coma for several weeks and didn't remember anything. When he woke up his mom told him what happened and he angrily began to pull cords from the machines that were working to keep him alive. Still today everybody in the community suffers this terrible loss...

Today, 2 years and 1 month after the wreck Tam Le went to court...

Family members of the three girls gave testimonies as to how the loss has affected them and their families. Following the heartbreaking stories the audience of the court room heard about the tragedy from Tam's mother, Jenifer, who blames herself for the wreck. She told the people that she takes blame for what happened because Tam was only a teenager and she should have taken him to school. She told Tam not to drive Laura's car and she told Tam not to ask...

Today Tam Le apologized to the Arthur family for what happened and not getting a chance to really get to know the girls as a good friend. He then apologized to Laura's family telling them she was one of his best friends. After Tam's apologies, he turned to the judge and said he would accept whatever punishment he was given.

4 and 1/2 years in prison and 24 1/2 years probation...

I honestly don't know what to think about this... some people say thats too long, others not long enough...

I think the fact that he is living with himself everyday knowing that he killed three of his friends must be worse than any punishment the courts could ever sentence him...

I dearly miss my friends and I hope that people will open their eyes and realize this was honestly an accident!!!

Until next time,
Britany <3