A girl named Erin Brown was too drunk to drive. So she gave her boyfriend the keys. Now the Tennessee resident faces 30 years in prison. Back in December, Brown, 21, gave her car keys to her boyfriend, 23-year-old Trevor Bradshaw, thinking he was sober enough to drive. Bradshaw wasn't and, as a result, he struck and killed two pedestrians. Bradshaw was charged with vehicular homicide and assault, and, if convicted, could serve a 30-year sentence. In an unusual twist, however, Brown faces the same charges as her boyfriend, even though she had just been a passenger during the accident. In Tennessee, you can be charged with vehicular homicide if you knowingly give your vehicle to a drunk driver. But being charged and being convicted are two different things. Brown's lawyer says the district attorney would have “an awfully high bar to clear” to prove the charges. For the record, in 2007 Titans quarterback Steve McNair was arrested for letting his drunk friend drive his pickup. All charges were later dismissed. (source)
















