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LETTER: A new way to calculate deadly DUI penalties

Simple math: If you get a DUI and cause a fatality, we deduct the speed limit from the estimated speed at the time of the crash to determine the sentence. Going 88 mph in a posted 35 mph zone will get 53 years in prison. Can’t do the time? Don’t drink and drive and slow down.

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