Emotions ran raw in the Montgomery County Circuit courtroom Friday afternoon as Judge Mary Beth McCormick sentenced 21-year-old Ogulcan Atakoglu to 30 years in prison, with all but 12 years suspended. He’ll have five years probation; three of which he can’t drive. And once he gets out, he’ll serve 150 hours of community service to impress upon teens the importance of driving safely.
Atakoglu’s feelings of invincibility, in his words, led him to drive so recklessly that prosecutors say he slammed into Helena Buarque de Macedo’s family car like a bullet. He was traveling down River Road at 115 mph in a 45 mph zone, breaking only 2.5 seconds before impact, according to court documents.
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Such a small price to pay for speeding that resulted in three deaths.
ReplyDeleteIt is not a small price to pay.
ReplyDeleteIt is a price to pay.
I would hate to do 12 years in a prison.
He will never do this again, I feel pretty certain about it.