Man sentenced for head-on crash that killed his girlfriend

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Story Created: Jul 2, 2008 at 4:16 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 2, 2008 at 4:17 PM EST

 WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - An upstate New York man is going to jail
for six months for crashing head-on into his girlfriend's sport
utility vehicle last fall.

Madison County Judge Dennis McDermott says Charles Pickard had
been drinking alcohol and doing cocaine before he got behind the
wheel.

McDermott says Pickard knew he was risking injury to himself and
others and "the worst possible outcome occurred."

The 41-year-old Pickard pleaded guilty in March to criminally
negligent homicide in the death of 38-year-old Holli Read, his
girlfriend of 20 years.

The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on November 4th, about a mile
from the home the couple shared. Read was out looking for Pickard
when the two collided on a blind curve.
     
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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Friday, Jul 4 at 7:30 AM you've got to be kidding wrote ...

6 months for killing someone? she, the victim, who will never breath again, was out looking for the perpetrator, who took her life for caring. justice was not served in this case. 6mths is not even enough time to go through a rehabilitative program in prison, let alone 4 mths is the county. why was this woman's life worth so little? this man will drink and drive again, perhaps he'll kill someone the lienient DA or Judge loves, perhaps then the penalty will be stiffer. Shameful!

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Thursday, Jul 3 at 12:40 PM MOM OF 2 wrote ...

TO WOW: You said it, he'll wake up every morning alone, SHE WON'T, yeah rehab, ok!!!!!!!!!

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Thursday, Jul 3 at 12:16 PM Wow wrote ...

This is too much, I do believe he should be punished more severly, however think about it, He killed the woman he loves he will wake up alone every night and realize he is alone because of his actions. He will not be the same individual, I believe some rehab would help out also.

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Thursday, Jul 3 at 11:21 AM Tim wrote ...

they should give the DA life for getting him off

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Thursday, Jul 3 at 9:35 AM who cares wrote ...

this man doesn't care about the sentence, he has sentenced himself to a life of remember he killed the one he loved. I think some rehab should of been offered after the sentencing.

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Thursday, Jul 3 at 9:14 AM Unjust sentence/ unfit Judge! wrote ...

And you wonder why people continue to drink & drive!! They get away with murder!!

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Thursday, Jul 3 at 8:49 AM long time friend wrote ...

Iam a very close friend to the family, I can not begin to tell you what they have been through. They have lost there sister and daughter,aunt. This man should be put away for ever. I have seen more punishment with animal abuse! What is wrong with this world!!!!

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Wednesday, Jul 2 at 10:32 PM Read on....... wrote ...

another news network reports that " he will serve 6 months of intermittent incarceration mon thru weds" what is wrong with you DA's?

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Wednesday, Jul 2 at 10:25 PM Tough Judge...lol wrote ...

what a joke.......should be a minimum of 10 yrs

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Wednesday, Jul 2 at 6:53 PM tom wrote ...

seems petty leniant to me

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Wednesday, Jul 2 at 5:04 PM gotta be kidding wrote ...

6 months for criminally negligent homicide? 6 months for a felony conviction? You have got to be serious.

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