North Carolina: lenient judges kept Bradley Stephen Rose out of prison for habitual DWI; now faces manslaughter for killing Jennifer Rae Ryals

 

Bradley Stephen Rose habitual DWI driver now manslaughter Mooresville NC 082314

 

JAIL IS THE ONLY PUNISHMENT THAT KEEPS HABITUAL DWI DRIVERS OFF THE ROAD…

Ride with an impaired driver, buy a ticket to your own funeral

From Mooresville Tribune:

A Mooresville man with more than a half-dozen previous driving-while-impaired convictions is now facing a manslaughter charge from a crash earlier this month that claimed the life of his 34-year-old passenger.

Bradley Stephen Rose, 43, of Laura Road, Mooresville, was arrested Aug. 14 for manslaughter, reckless driving, driving while license is revoked, failure to wear a seat belt and failure to maintain lane control. His bond was set at $100,000.

Trooper D.K. Ayers of the N.C. Highway Patrol said Jennifer Rae Ryals, 34, was killed in the Aug. 5 crash on Rankin Hill Road. Rose, he said, was operating a vehicle that ran off the road and struck a tree.

Ryals and Rose were airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, where Ryals died from her injuries. Rose was hospitalized for about a week and was arrested upon his discharge from the hospital, Ayers said.

Ayers said Rose was driving on a permanently suspended license, which had been revoked for driving-while-impaired convictions. He said Ayers had been convicted twice of habitual DWI. ….MORE

 

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