balance the deaths with the other factors of the case, including ... and her remorse

What remorse, she didn't even plead guilty.

And I wonder how much the victims being Brazilian impacted the sentence.

80 years old and doing 70 mph / 115kph in a residential area. What the fuck. Under no circumstances should she have been left with her license. She's a danger to society.

Murder is illegal unless committed with a car. In my country we have "vehicle murder" which carries a shorter sentence than a 1st degree voluntary murder but it's still ≈10 years behind bars. The US should do something similar

Woman ran a stopsign, hit my uncle who was on a scooter. My uncle died, brains splattered all over the road.

She didn't even get a ticket.

I think the threshold for licence removal is two families

When the system fails, delivering justice becomes a duty of the people.

Protected because she's rich it seems. Disgusting.

Running into a stationary object that is NOT on the roadway should be an immediate re-test of driving skills. People in the U.S. and elsewhere constantly "forget" that they are driving a 3,000-pound or heavier killing machine. The lives lost is just abhorrent. This woman is getting off easy because of her age is what I see. After her period of probation when she will not be allowed to drive, she should be required to take driving lessons and re-test if she wants her drivers license reinstated. Sounds to me like she can afford it. I hope the surviving family members sue her into oblivion. Killing 4 people not in the roadway with a motor vehicle shows me a lack of respect for the dangers of driving.

old people and people with certain medical conditions should be re-tested at various stages for motor skills and diving ability. they're constantly a danger with their awful depth perception, reaction time, motor skills, and they slow traffic lending to already compounding traffic issues. and I am certain nothing gets done on that front because it's the same old people who are in charge of deciding such laws and lord forbid they do the right thing even if there are inconveniences.

these fucking zombies will be on a laundry list of heavy meds then throw a fit when you suggest they're unfit for driving, fuck outta here

You don't understand, walker, cars have more right than you do. It's their fault for not being born as the advanced race of cars.

What an absolute failure of a judge. Hopefully the family's relatives avenge them.

yup. completely legal to kill someone by car unless its ice as they will shoot you dead just for drivng in the same general area as them.

im not surprised its a mercedes driver. worst than bmw drivers, they often try to pull insurance fraud scams.

My nephew had his truck destroyed while it was parked on the street by some monster in a BMW who was doing 130+ in a 35mph zone.

I think I would curate a bulletproof alibi... and then (definitely not😏😏) go and get my revenge in the middle of the night!
If the justice system lets me down in such a blatant manner then it's time to (definitely not 😏😏) take matters in to my own hands.

A no-contest plea indicates that while a criminal defendant does not admit guilt, they waive their right to a trial and allow the court to treat them as if they were guilty for the purposes of sentencing.

Honestly, what the fuck is that? Shouldn't even be a thing.