Teen drunk driver uses "affluenza" defense after deadly crash
Outrage after a 16-year old drunk driver escapes jail time for killing four people last June. At the time of the crash Ethan Couch's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit and he was...
View ArticleNew details on the deadly crash in the "affluenza" case
16-year-old Ethan Couch killed four strangers on Father's Day weekend in a drunk driving crash that also left one of his friends paralyzed. He faced the possibility of 20 years behind bars. But a judge...
View ArticleTreatment center in "affluenza" case
Ethan Couch, the Texas teenager who killed four people while driving drunk, will spend the next year at California's Newport Academy instead of a prison cell. His father is footing the bill which is...
View ArticlePsychologist defends outcome in affluenza case
Psychologist Dick Miller took the stand in the trial of 16-year-old drunk driver Ethan Couch, who killed four people in a crash on Father's Day weekend. Miller helped convince the judge that Couch was...
View ArticleA new perspective on the "affluenza" case: Sergio Molina's story
A judge in Texas sentenced 16-year-old Ethan Couch to ten years of probation for the crash that killed four people. His lawyers argued he is a victim of a so-called condition called 'affluenza,' a...
View ArticleMore legal problems for teen drunk driver in "affluenza" case
16-year old drunk driver Ethan Couch killed four people. He was sentenced to probation rather than prison after his lawyer argued he was a victim of "affluenza"; the idea being his wealthy parents had...
View ArticleFather who lost his wife and daughter weighs in on 'affluenza' sentence
Ethan Couch, the Texas teen who killed four people in a drunk driving crash was just sentenced to probation and rehab. He escaped a prison sentence after his lawyer called an expert witness who argued...
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