A thirteen-year-old girl with dreams of becoming an author was killed in a preventable crash caused by a driver high on GHB—whose reckless boasts and prior offenses foreshadowed disaster. The judge called him “manic,” and his guilty plea came too late to undo the devastation: Mia’s father now walks with aids, and the courtroom echoed with grief. Despite admitting fault, the driver’s lies and parole breaches raised doubts about his remorse. He got 16 years—12 without parole—and Mia’s father can’t believe justice was served, fearing his daughter’s bright future—and his family’s shattered lives—will never be whole again.

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