Posted by
Billy on Friday, November 14, 2008 8:50:08 PM
Ed Smalley has plenty of reason to be bitter.
He lost both of his legs when he was hit by a drunken driver last December — his right leg was severed upon impact; doctors amputated his left leg at the hospital.
Smalley expects to come face to face Monday with the cause of that misery, when the driver of the truck is sentenced in Cass County District Court.
Far from holding animosity, Smalley hopes for the best for Jerome Speck Sr. of Murray, Neb.
"He's probably suffering. I hope he can get his life straightened out," Smalley said.
Speck, 50, faces up to 2½ years in prison after pleading guilty to four misdemeanor charges. Speck's blood-alcohol content was 0.144 percent, well above the 0.08 legal limit. The judge also could revoke his driver's license for up to 18 months.
Smalley, 37, of Plattsmouth, said he empathizes with Speck because he was convicted of drunken driving before moving to Nebraska from Washington state in 2006.
(What a good and Godly attitude Ed has. Good for him. Read the rest of this story right here.)
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