Delanie Walker's aunt and uncle killed by suspected drunk driver..

[Upton]

The aunt and uncle of San Francisco 49ers tight end Delanie Walker were killed in a car accident involving a suspected drunk driver in Louisiana early Monday morning after they watched their nephew play against the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.
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A press release from the Louisiana State Police said troopers responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident shortly after 5:30 a.m. Monday on I-10 in St. Charles Parish, La. Police said Nechole Thomas, a 26-year-old Houston resident, was driving a Mercedes C230 "at a high rate of speed" when she smashed into the rear of a Nissan Altima stopped on the shoulder.

Both vehicles caught on fire, and after the fire was extinguished the two occupants in the Altima -- Walker's aunt and uncle -- were pronounced dead on the scene.

Thomas, who suffered minor injuries in the crash, is facing two counts of vehicular homicide, DWI and reckless operation, according to police. Toxicology tests to determine whether she was intoxicated are pending at Louisiana State Police Crime Lab.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000136754/article/delanie-walkers-aunt-uncle-killed-in-car-accident

[RockaFowler]

1. That is horrible

You always see the person who was drunk driving surviving these horrible accidents

[Upton]

2. It does seem that way...

and the suspected drunk driver in this case doesn't exactly appear to be an upstanding citizen..The whole thing is such a waste.

In December 2011, Thomas was charged with a felony in St. Louis for allegedly using the heel of her stiletto to cause significant damage to another person's car, including causing numerous dents and breaking a TV monitor and DVD player inside the vehicle. She is scheduled to go to trial on April 15.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/49ers/2013/02/06/49ers-delanie-walker-aunt-uncle/1896529/

[Auggie]

3. She'll be off the streets for a long while

[joeybee12]

4. Boy does this really suck...

RIP

[n2doc]

5. God I hate Drunk Drivers

She should spend the rest of her miserable life in jail, like she would have if she had shot her two victims. Screw Impairment, she broke the law when she climbed into that vehicle. I feel sick about the loss here.

[madinmaryland]

6. Damn. That is horrible. RIP.

The other driver will have her "day" in court.