Braden Turner, Coby Hines, Tyler Nelson
* On April 26, 2018, then 16 year-old Kate Boggus crashed a car at over 100 mph, resulting in the deaths of three Wilson High School students and the life-long injuries to a fourth teenager.
* On or around January 18, 2019, a Lauderdale County grand jury indicted Kate Boggus on one count of assault and three counts of manslaughter. Currently in Lauderdale County, this is the expected time frame for an indictment after an accident, no matter what critics of the fatal Shoal Creek boat crash may think.
* On May 7, 2019, Judge Gil Self awarded Boggus youthful offender status. This was after friends and family of the four victims vehemently protested such a designation.
* In February of this year, Boggus withdrew her not guilty plea and accepted a bargain. She will serve two years on probation and perform 100 hours of community service. There will be no jail time unless Boggus commits a legal infraction during this time.
Was justice served? Was Kate Boggus given preferential treatment? We will leave it up to each reader to answer those questions for himself.
