John Tobin Pleads Guilty – Impaired Causing Death
Death no matter how it occurs, is sad, heart wrenching and terrible. Death at any age is the same. About ten years ago, I watched my father die as he was taken off life support after a serious stroke that left him without any faculties other than his heart beating because of the oxygen being pumped into his lungs.
But, we all find that premature death caused by some accident which could have been prevented, often more heart wrenching.
In 2010, Alex Zolpis was killed in an accident that involved alcohol. At the time, John Tobin, the son of the former Premier of the Province of Newfoundland, was operating a motor vehicle while impaired and ended up killing Mr. Zolpis. Zolpis was a friend of John Tobin’s.
Recently, in an Ottawa, Canada courtroom, Tobin plead guilty to Impaired Driving Causing Death. Tobin, who is only 24 years old, faces substantial jail time when he is sentenced on August 4, 2011.
Tobin claimed he had only one drink, but when a breathalyzer test was performed on him by Ottawa Police, he blew over twice the legal limit.
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This is why I’ll take my chances and try to fight my charge. If I’m found guilty, there’s no way I’ll be able to afford the insurance for 4 or 5 years anyway so I might as well try be one of the lucky ones that wins there case and fork out the money now.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t afford the insurance. If you were charged with a DUI you have to pay your dues.
Also, if you can’t afford the insurance take the bus the way I did when I was charged.
The problem with your argument is that after a first conviction, you are required to install an ignition interlock in your vehicle, which means the vehicle will not start if your blood alcohol level is over 0.02, well below the legal limit.
Therefore, the actual risk to the insurance company (especially when you consider that if you are in an accident and impairment is involved, they won’t pay damages anyhow), is pretty low. Yet they are charging 6 times or more for insurance than if you did not have that impaired conviction.