And we’re going to fight for her.Ohio's drinking age was once 16, then raised to 18 after Prohibition, then raised again to 21 to comply with the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 which tried to curb drunk-driving fatalities by cutting off 10% of Federal Highway Funds to Non-Compliant States. “We know people make mistakes, but his past proves that he didn’t change he’s not going to change. “We are going to have to try to give the true feeling of our loss over the telephone, which we don’t feel is right, but we are going to do the best that we can,” Brian said. That’s a lot of people.”ĭue to the coronavirus, they cannot deliver the petition in person to the parole board. That’s got to say something for itself right there.”Īnya: “And what does that say to you that so many people have responded in this way?”ĭebbie: “It’s huge. So that’s been everywhere for the last eight years. They already have more than 19,000 signatures.īrian: “As you know, that’s Deanna’s number. To ensure that happens, Deanna’s parents, as well as the Stewart family, have created an online petition to help secure two more years behind bars for Dennis Drue. We just believe that he needs to serve the full time. “We know he’s going to get out eventually. His next scheduled meeting in front of the board is in July. Every two years, he is eligible for parole. In 2013, he was sentenced to a maximum of 15 years. NEWS10 ABC has learned that the drunk driver who caused the crash is once again eligible for parole.ĭebbie and Brian Rivers’s 17-year-old daughter Deanna and her friend Christopher Stewart died in the crash.ĭennis Drue, the drunk driver who caused the fatal crash, had already had nearly two dozen speeding tickets and caused several accidents prior to that night. (NEWS10) - Most of us will never forget the horrible crash along the Northway eight years ago that claimed the lives of Shenendahowa students Deanna Rivers and Christopher Stewart and seriously injured their friends Matthew Hardy and Shaker High student Bailey Wind, who had to struggle to overcome the mental and physical damage from the crash.

Mothers against drunk drivers petition