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  There was a ruling by the state's Supreme Court prohibiting murder prosecutions in fatal DUI cases. However, there is a statute that makes DUI fatalities carry the same minimum and maximum sentence as second-degree murder if it is the offender's fourth or subsequent lifetime DUI conviction.
context: My cousin was killed by a drunk driver on his 5th DUI in South Dakota, I don't get why people do this over and over.  I am also a bit upset that I read this whole article (filled with ads) and I didn't learn anything about his most recent victim, that person deserves to be remembered, not this waste of life. >
  
  Some states have very weak penalties for this offense. South Dakota does not impose mandatory minimum jail sentences or fines for DUI convictions, regardless of how many the offender has and regardless of whether another person was injured or killed. The only mandatory penalty is a license suspension; fines and jail time is up to the judge, subject to certain maximums depending on the case. >
  
  The more you read, the worse it gets.
  Its almost comical how many chances people get to ruin or end other people's lives.
  
  a parole board member noted Bates did not attend any substance misuse treatment while in custody
  
  They let him out as soon as possible even though he made 0 effort to improve himself. >
  
  Go ahead and charge him with murder! Worthless piece of trash