You beat me to it Dan. I was tryingto find an article online to link to when I saw your post.
This happened not too far from me, about 15-20 miles from what I could tell on the news. for those in the area... did it happen somewhere between Blackwell Square and the Chrokee county line? I guess I'll figure that out when I'm running errands on wednesday in that area.
It just seems so strange to me. Can you imagine being so drunk that you didn't know you killed your best friend and drove about 14 miles with the body sitting right next to you.
They showed the bar owner(manager?) on the news tonight. He said they offer a free ride home to anyone who looks intoxicate (they even showed the van with the advertising on it). He also said that the guys must have been paying cash, because the police already had then check for CC charges.
I wonder what if any trouble the bar will get into. I haven't heard yet how intoxicate they seemed when they left. Iwonder if drugs will show up in either of them.
this is just so sad and tragic. another life cut short, and many lives ruined because of drinking and driving.