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i personally dont think she is 100% responsible for this, but she does have alot fault in it when u are driving you are responsible for everyone in your car and as a driver and a friend you should know when u had too much to drink and you are not good enough to drive... she is human she makes mistake its just extremely sad that a lack of judgement cost someone his life.. and for someone to even say that they didn't care for their life really?? u are truly an IDIOT.. they did not get in that car knowing this nightmare was going to happen... and yea she might have not pointed a gun to their heads to get in the car but they trusted her enough to do so.. Hernan did not deserve to die like that.. my heart goes out to his family specially his mom i cant even Imagen the pain of losing a son.. i really hope that people realize that driving while drunk can only led to tragedy please if you had 1 to many drinks dont get behind the wheel specially if u have other people in your car.. Now Priscilla will have to live with that in her conscience for the rest of her life...and as for the guy in the bmw i have no words for a coward like that.. hernan you will miss enormously we love u and u will live in our hearts and memory 4 ever ;'(... R.I.P

Did any of you noticed she is being tried for HOMICIDE, not manslaughter? Homicide is intent, whereas manslaughter is normally for an unintended death. Now, can we all be smart and think for one moment WHY it's homicide, not manslaughter? Because she is an adult now, and knows the consequences of drinking and driving, of getting into an accident under the influence and having someone die due to this. She knew very well what COULD have happened. And you know what? Everyone needs to think like that. What if? Shit happens and when shit happens someone is always responsible. She deserves the consequences of her actions. Too whoever says she doesn't deserve this well guess what? She WILL get another chance, because she won't be going to jail for the rest of her life. And even if she doesn't, she's still blessed to be breathing, seeing, feeling, touching, eating etc, etc. Hernan will NEVER get a second chance. He will never be able to laugh again, to cry, to hurt, to eat, to talk. Let me tell you something. I drove past her wrecked car at 3 am on the way to University Hospital, and it appeared as if an 18 wheeler had hit her car. It was torn, bent and in pieces, the inside was ripped apart and scattered all over the ground, there were pieces of the car everywhere. If you had seen the actual scene, you would all be speaking differently. Clipped or not, if you are drinking and you are hit, your reaction time is much slower, therefore stopping you from gaining control of the car faster, or swerving in a way to avoid losing control like that. At the speed she was going, and the scene whoever hit her would have been just as wrecked as her car had been. But there was nothing but her car there. It's a tragedy, and ALOT of people have been hurt by this. Hernan was an amazing person. Alot of people cared and loved him. I knew Hernan well, and he would want justice served, whether it was his friend driving or not. This is the price we pay for not thinking about others, and only of ourselves. Let this be a lesson to everyone impacted by this too be EXTRA cautious when we have others in our vehicles. When your by yourself, risk your life as much as you want, but when your responsible for others, you need to sit back, evaluate and be more careful. If someone tells you to slow down, do it. Don't sit there and try to be cute and funny. And when people get in your car, tell them immediately to buckle up. Seatbelts really do save lives. If it is YOUR car, then the people in it are YOUR responsibility. If those people aren't behind the wheel, then how can they be responsible for their lives, especially when you are speeding at a high-rate? They cant just grab the wheel , or slow down for you. It's really a shame that this had to happen, and it's very upsetting but the law is the law and no one is above it.

leave it alone let the deceased rest in pease and the families rest from all the stress. it is enought all the negative people should just mind your buisness and give it a rest. alot of people are suffering if anyone cares. Pricilla is going to live with this death for the rest of her life should her parents have to live with seeing her locked up for the rest of their lives? it was a mistake that im sure she will regret for ever, yes i do believe she learned her lesson leave these families alone. God Bless you all and I sure wish for the best, I pray that the person in critical condition pulls out of this. people have nothing to do but point the finger but look at your lives were you always perfect common!!! Pricilla i have kids your age and they are not perfect I pray for you and for your Parents, I pray for the best, hang in there there is someone in the sky that knows your future and will help you and your love ones throught these hard moments. Again God Bless you Always.

This was not a mistake and it was not an accident. Her actions took a life and ruined the life of another. There are no excuses for this. Its wrong Every young person should learn by this. Its sad that she made the wrong decision Stop making excuses for her. Its making me sick!

the people who were in this crash need to get their stories straight. Like someone before me posted no of them have the same story that happened. i heard straight from the mouths of one of the people in that car that NO BMW HIT THEM. she was drunk and hit something and then they told the police they got hit. They all deserve to go to jail.

LIE DETECTOR TESTS NEED TO BE PERFORMED. EVERYONE IS TELLING DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF WHAT OCCURED THAT NIGHT. 1)LAURA, A PASSENGER OF THE CAR, IS CLAIMING THAT THEY WERE DRIVING AND A CAR CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND CLIPPED THEM . . .aka a SO CALLED ACCIDENT, RIGHT? 2) LUCAS, ANOTHER PASSENGER, CLAIMS THAT PRISCILLA WAS SPEEDING AND RACING AGAINST THE BMW. EVERYONE TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS GOING TOO FAST AND WHAT WAS HER RESPONSE? "YOU PEOPLE THINK I CAN'T HANDLE MY DRIVING? I CAN DO THIS." HE ALSO CLAIMED THAT HERNAN YELLED FOR PRISCILLA TO SLOW DOWN. . . THIS IS ALL STORIES THAT I HEARD WHILE I WAS AT HERNAN'S WAKE/FUNERAL. THERE IS SOME RISKY BUSINESS GOING ON THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED. IT'S CLEAR AND PAINFULLY OBVIOUS THAT LAURA IS LYING TO COVER UP FOR THE FRIEND AND LUCAS' STORY IS 100X MORE BELIEVEABLE. I FEEL BAD THAT PRISCILLA HAS TO LIVE WITH THIS GUILT BUT IT'S HER FAULT!

No one knows the pain the family is going throgh.. Only God with help us find the truth and hopefully people will learn from this... The funny thing is that at first the police said her alcohol test was ok and that she wasn’t drinking. Come on!! Is this a joke or what??How sad! I know she will have her guilt forever since she was DRINKING AND DRIVING, but us, we have to go through this pain and emptiness that tears, guilt, apologies will never bring Hernan back to our lives.

no matter how much time she gets or whatever punishment she recieves .. its not gonna bring hernan back. living with that is enough

Ok, so I wasn't going to write again, but enough is enough. I totally get why some or most of you are supporting her, and you don't feel she needs to be punished. However, the fact here is that she was driving drunk, had an accident, one person lost his life, and the worst may be yet to come with the other critically injured. I pray for that girl that's hanging on to her life in the hospital and I pray for her family. Who is to say that it wasn't her who hit the BMW first? He/she may not have struck first! He/she may have fled to avoid being caught DUI as well! Anyway, the points here are that the facts are clear. Come on, didn't you read the comment that says her fb status said she was going to get ripped that night???? Get over it people; that's why we have laws, laws that were enacted because of tragic circumstances just like this!!! Read the statistics!!! Someone in her circle will surely think twice before drinking and driving....and if it saves one life, that's a blessing! It's a tough lesson, but someone needs to learn from it!

i find it funny that everyone thinks she shouldn't go to jail. but if it was ur son or daughter that went through that windshield u would think other wise. she was speeding hernan said slow down! :(

mistakes are made by everyone. i have sympathy for her because she has to deal with this everyday of her life as long as she lives. With that on her conscience is enough punishment. no jail time is deserved for reckless driving, assault by auto, and vehicular homicide. No judgement is needed. Remember she was hit first that's what made her crash. If it wasn't for the other vehicle she would not have crashed. Im praying for her and her family and all that was involved in the crash.

If anyone is her friend on FB they would have seen earlier that day of the accident she stated what club she was going to & said she was "going to get ripped" as in drunk. getting ripped doesn't mean a few beers. Then the day after the accident she deleted the status. So she must be guilty of something! Right after the accident, how come the cops didn't arrest her for being drunk?? so she can easily say she was not drunk & get away with this. Priscilla is a nice girl & shes already going through enough, being in jail won't solve anything. If it wasn't for that "bmw" this may not have happend.

Actually to the person who stated that we have all driven while drinking... sorry sweetie, those are the inresponsible creatures who cared about nothing but having their time of their lives..." i have never driven while drinking" Yes we have all been teenagers but if you are a designated driver then you should have had more responsiblity. Terribly sorry for Priscilla, but would you bring those back? don't think so. :( Accident yes we may all have them, what would you do if your child was in that car and DIED? in regards to the other car, i just wonder why did u hit and run? it was just an accident right? what are u hiding from? was is really your fault?

It's sad to know that people would get in a car with inresponsible drivers, have you all heard of designated drivers... I was told Priscilla, always lived a wild life, she lived in the fast life... she was a wild chick,,, if you all know what i mean.. the families and friends of course are always going to support their bad seed no matter what, but, the damage was done, so let her learn on her own--- she can live with her remorse in Prison or wherever, i think Priscilla knowing who she is, will get over the whole accident and move on to a wild life again... so please save all your comments about Priscilla being a great women that made a little mistake... if she killed my son, i would not let justice prevail... i would prevail no matter what the situation was... so good luck to all of you.. and hope the families are getting thru the pain and road of hard life without their loved one... didn't know him, but, it seemed he was a good soul...

As a mother of three teenagers you are always worried they will make wrong decisions in life. We try as parents to protect our children from making mistakes in life. Sometimes it's unfortuate but they do make the wrong choices and have to suffer the consequences. I have known Priscilla for quite sometime now. She is a sweet and very caring girl and I know the guilt and remorse she has. What concerns me as a parent is that many teenagers make choices like this one. Priscilla was not dead drunk behind the wheel, she had a few beers earlier in the night and felt fine later on to drive. Many many teens are guilty of this. I tell my children all the time, you can't have ANY alcohol when operating a vehicle evn if you think your ok. I think Priscilla thought she was ok and felt in control. I just wish someone out of the other four passengers spoke up. I do also tell my children if you drink or someone drinks and wants to drive you home, just call us. Anytime and place I will come out and get you, no questions asked. Teens must have good communication with their parents at all times. We know our teens are going to drink at times and for the parents that dont think their kids drink, you need to get your head out of the sand. We all have been there and need to encourage our children to be honest. As far as I am concerned their safety and thew safety of others is most important. Our prayers are with all the kids involved and their families. I pray that God sheds his grace on all of them to help them get through this difficult time. God Bless....

I am upset at Priscilla for driving if she was drunk. But she is not the only one to blame she was coming from a party with everyone which means everyone is at fault because they let her drive clearly they didn't care about their lives. Most of us have gotten in the car with someone that was drinking. But by the grace of God we all got home safely.. God said he missed his angel so he took him.. all of this was done by a higher power so I dont think Priscilla should go to jail living with guilt is enough..

All of you who are not in this situation has no right to throw stones. We all have or had gotten behind the wheel of a car thinking we were ok to drive. She made the wrong choice. And yes her family is suffering for that choice. But now why do we as people haveto turn on someone else and possibly make them take thier life for this. Remember she was hit by another car we all know how the news turns things around. There was another person involved in this accident and Priscilla should not be at fault for everything simply because the state police cannot locate the other driver. What about that person they fled the scene of the accident. Obviously thay were under the influence of something as well. This was a horrible thing but right now how about showing some compassion for this poor girl who has to live with this for the rest of her life no matter what the outcome may be. I feel for the family that lost thier son and for her best friend. Priscilla truly loves this girl. If by reading these messages and comments and still feel hatred then you need to look at yourself and ask yourself one question. What would you be feeling in this situation how about your parents reading this. To priscilla we love you nd support you we are here for you. True Friends dont pass judgement they stand beside you thru the bad and the good times..

Its crazy that shes being charged with the crime as him she hit the car as if she left the scene of the crime i know she shouldnt have been drinking but she was she made a huge mistake and payed the ultimate price givivng her all those wont make the crime justified the police need to go find the person in the black mercedes because that person commited the crime

Yes please get over it! She deserves what she gets!!!!! Drinking and driving is a serious thing, and she should be punished! That young man's life did not have to end prematurely! The law is the law, and she is liable for what she did! I feel sorry for her family because they are suffering for her mistake! No one ever means to kill someone in an accident, but she was drunk and should have never stepped behind the wheel of the car!! And NO IT'S NOT OK!!!!!

i personally think she doesnt deserve 15 years or 35 years to life. she didnt meen to crash . okay she was drunk. atleast giver her one year or two. you guys are human to . we all make mistakes. she just ended up being in a bad one.