The Latest: Paralyzed victim to attend Couch's hearing

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

The Latest: Paralyzed victim to attend Couch's hearing

Updated 3:19 pm, Friday, January 29, 2016

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the case of Ethan Couch, the 18-year-old who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal 2013 drunken driving wreck in Texas and was recently deported from Mexico (all times local):

3:15 p.m.

One of the severely injured victims from Ethan Couch's fatal drunken driving wreck plans to attend the next hearing in the case.

Couch is known for using an "affluenza" defense during a juvenile trial for the wreck that killed four people in 2013. The 18-year-old was recently deported from Mexico, where authorities believe he fled with is mother while prosecutors investigated whether he violated his probation in the case.

Sergio Molina was paralyzed in the wreck. His brother, Alex Lemus, says "it's very hard to deal with all the changes" to his brother, who can communicate only by blinking his eyes.



Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/The-Latest-Affluenza-teen-in-court-following-6792989.php

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[saturnsring]

1. couch is a monster

[hlthe2b]

2. indeed he is... I can only hope stem cell research might offer future hope to Sergio

Seeing him there, paralyzed with only his little Chihuahua for comfort, overwhelms me.

[polly7]

3. So sad. :(. nt.

[2naSalit]

4. Jerk needs to see this

young man and hear about how he changed his life.

[Suich]

5. Reminds me of the wreck Hulk Hogan's son caused.

Isn't his injured friend also paralyzed?

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

6. Sad sad sad.

"Affluenza" should NEVER be permitted as a defense again

[murielm99]

7. His loyal little dog is with him.

Sad.