County to be aware of new drinking and driving law
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 12:00am
On Sept. 1, of 2023 a new law was enacted to try to further detour drunk driving and help make restitution for families who have lost parents due to drunk driving. The law known as ‘Bentley’s Law,’ was named after a father of two who lost his life in 2014, leaving behind a family not only without a father but also without at least one parent to take care of the children financially. Now that the Texas House bill is law it will require convicted drunk drivers to pay up to 18 years of child support if they kill a parent. Here in Cass County between 2020 and 2022 (2023 not published yet) there have been five fatalities due to drinking and driving.
