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New Texas law will force drunk drivers who kill parents to pay child support

Bentley's Law, named after one victim's surviving son, would require people convicted of intoxication manslaughter to pay restitution.


It's been two years since Cecilia Williams lost her son to a drunk driver in Missouri. The 30-year-old was in the car with his wife and their four-month-old baby boy when the crash occurred.


"They were hit by a drunk driver who was going, I believe, 109 miles and hour," said Williams.


Grief comes in waves for Williams, who isn't sure if she has fully processed the reality that her loved ones are gone. She also now lives with the responsibility of raising the two sons the couple left behind, Bentley and Mason.


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