Called 'Bentley's Law,' the proposed legislation would require drunk drivers, who cause the death of a parent or parents, to take financial responsibility of their surviving children.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - Cecilia Williams is turning her anger into action and is pushing Missouri legislators to support a proposed new law that she’s named “Bentley’s Law,” after her 5-year old grandson.
“They deserve to get that compensation because you’re talking about raising children that their parents are no longer here,” said Williams. “I do firmly believe that these people who are driving drunk and take away the parents of these children, there’s got to be some help for these children. It comes down to that,” he said.
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