Drag race goes badly and kills innocent girl

[nuch_ss396]

I was watching Court TV today and saw the trial & sentencing
phases of a case in which two men were being tried for
second degree murder in the death of a high school girl.
Seems the two men were drag racing down a busy street and
one went out of control and hit a car stopped at a traffic
light - killing the driver ( 18 year old girl ).

What bothered me was that one of the men was a kid ( 18 or
so ) when the crash happened. He was driving a Mustang with
an estimated 500hp engine under the hood. He lost control of
his car and hit another car at nearly 130mph. His defense claimed
that he couldn't ignore the tauntings of the other driver in
the drag race. That'too much power for a kid.

I'd like to know what you all think about the verdict( see the link ).
We've all raced at one time or another - but
doing 130mph down a street with other drivers on the road!
I hope this driver rots in prison for a long, long time.
Take it to the track........

Nuch

Trial & Sentence