Let me see if I have this right. Scott Hewitt has a lengthy record of driving offenses. Sixty-three, in fact, before he killed Tina Turcotte. He had also been involved in a previous fatal accident. The word “accident” is synonymous with “mishap,” “mistake,” etc. I fail to see how anyone can use the word “accident” regarding Mr. Hewitt’s behavior behind the wheel of a vehicle.

When Hewitt said, “I never intended for this to happen,” I can only think: “Of course not. No one intends to get caught.” This man is 34, with 63 driving offenses, involved in two fatal “accidents” and he gets what sentence? Thirty months to serve. Clearly, that is all Tina Turcotte’s life is worth, because the prosecutors stated that the plea agreement was “appropriate” in a case that they deemed as “difficult.”

What pray tell was so difficult? Hewitt’s vehicular record speaks volumes, all by itself.

Prosecutors, defense attorneys and the judge should be ashamed of themselves. Justice Thomas Warren stated that Hewitt was taking “responsibility.” What took Hewitt so long? Was it he needed two deaths under his belt before he took responsibility?

I am sure that Hewitt is shaking in his boots at the prospect of being subjected to random searches for motor vehicle keys. Hewitt should never drive again, and moreover, he should have been given a much lengthier jail sentence for this atrocity.

India Adams, East Wilton