Man Who Gary Collins Hit in DUI Crash Dies

91. When is the law going to come down harder on people who drink and drive? How many more people have to die first?

Posted at 10:22AM on Dec 12th 2007 by Victoria

92. HE PROBABLY WILL WALK BUT I BET HE FEELS TERRIBLE ABOUT WHAT HE DID, AND HE WILL LIVE WITH THAT THE REST OF HIS LIFE, NO ONE SHOULD DRINK AND DRIVE, I DON'T IF I WANT TO DRINK I STAY HOME.

Posted at 10:39PM on Dec 12th 2007 by cheryl

93. how can it not be his fault if he was driving drunk ? did the old man hit collins with HIS car ? this is confusing to me.

Posted at 4:10PM on Dec 13th 2007 by john

94. I don't like celebrities who get away wih anything. But people read the story. Collins plead no lo to the DUI but he was not responsible for the accident. Put it this way. You go to a party and have 2 glasses of wine. On your way home someone hits you and they die. Yes you are drunk but not the cause of the accident. So should you go to jail for manslaughter?. E-mail me with your reasons that say yes

Posted at 4:52PM on Dec 13th 2007 by desi

95. I DON'T GET IT. WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO LEARN THAT DRINKING AND DRIVING SHOULD NOT BE DONE..........AT ALL. PEOPLE WILL DIE OR BE INJURED, AND IF IT'S MY KIDS THAT ARE HURT OR EVEN WORSE,
GOD FORBID, CAUSE I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN, AND IT WON'T BE PRETTY.
AND HOW ARE THEY SAYING IT'S NOT GARY'S FAULT ABOUT THIS MAN DYING.
I GREW UP WITH AN ALCOHOLIC FATHER AND PEOPLE THAT DRINK TO GET DRUNK OR BUZZED MAKE ME SICK.
GARY COLLINS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY WITH PRISON TIME,.....PERIOD.
I HAVE NO TOLERANCE FOR DRUNKS.............LOCK HIM UP AND THROW AWAY HIS KEY. .

Posted at 2:15PM on Dec 14th 2007 by MICHELLE

96. I am really amazed at the number of people who have left comments here who actually know Gary Collins. The writers of comment 9 and 84 and all the others all personally know him because they have said they really like him.

Posted at 12:12PM on Dec 20th 2007 by Sargh

97. VERY SAD AND YES MR. COLLINS SHOUD NOT DRINK AND DRIVE OF COURSE. HOWEVER, I DO NOT THINK ANY POSTER I HAVE READ (SO FAR ANYWAY) HAS TUNED INTO THE FACT THAT IT WAS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED THAT THIS OLD MAN WAS MOST DEFINITELY AT FAULT IN THIS ACCIDENT. MY POINT BEING THAT ALTHOUGH I OBVIOUSLY AGREE THAT IF MR. COLLINS HAD BEEN FOUND TO HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, THEN YES, PROSECUTE FOR MANSLAUGHTER ALL THE WAY---BUT SINCE IT IS CLEAR THE DECEASED GENTLEMAN CAUSED THE ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO POLICE, THEN IT MAKES NO SENSE TO CHARGE MR. COLLINS WITH ANYTHING MORE THAN HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH....DRINKING AND DRIVING IS WRONG AND DANGEROUS, BUT LET'S BE FAIR HERE.

Posted at 5:49AM on Dec 15th 2007 by PayAttention

98. To all the people wanting him charged with murder, manslaughter, etc ... What part of "found not to be at fault for the accident" don't you understand?

Posted at 10:59AM on Dec 15th 2007 by kendra

99. Did you ppl not READ the beginning of this article???????? the police 'found that mr. collins was not at fault...........

Posted at 12:19PM on Dec 15th 2007 by ceecee

100. It is very confusing to me. Vick received all kinds of racial remarks because of behavior towards dogs, but this man was DUI and resulted in the death of an innocent person and I am reading comments like "I like Collins but........!
Sincerley,
Very confused

Posted at 7:06PM on Dec 15th 2007 by confused!!

101. I do not get these people. I love to go out every 5 or 6 months, hit the bars and party. I cab home. Have these celebs ever heard of them? I figure it is much cheaper then a ticket and better then killing someone!

Posted at 11:21PM on Dec 15th 2007 by my2cents

102. What do they mean, not his fault. Anytime boose is involved that person IS GUILTY. Atleast for ordinary people. I forgot for political leaders and famous stars, they are immune from guilt. Hope they don't take out a child next time, and there will be a next time.

Posted at 1:30AM on Dec 16th 2007 by stnsmok

103. I'm sorry for Mr. Gates family but didn't the report say that Gary Collins was not in the wrong? So why all the hostility toward Mr. collins except for the drinking. Don't get me wrong I don't think anyone should drink and drive. But am I missing something here?

Posted at 1:28AM on Dec 16th 2007 by gayle

104. If he was not at fault for the accident then how can they charge him. I feel bad for the man that died. But i read it was not collins fault. He should have gone to jail for the DUI. But not the rest of it. If he was at fault then he should he in jail. This is 1 reason i do not drink.

Posted at 9:25AM on Dec 16th 2007 by Michelle

105. I recently lost my husband of twenty years to a careless driver, so I do not condone drunk driving--and I don't drink and never have. However---DID YOU PEOPLE READ THE ARTICLE? It says the OLD MAN was a FAULT in the accident. This means, since Collins wasn't charged with culpability nor was he assigned a portion of responsbility for the accident, his being drunk or under the influence is, from a criminal standpoint, irrelevant.
Of course, morally, it is relevant, and I believe he belongs in jail for getting behind the wheel of a car, no accident or not. However, from a strict liability standpoint, he cannot be charged with involuntary, or vehicular since he was not the one even charged with the accident.
Now, what if it had been the other way around--Collins killed by a nearly 90 year old, no alcohol involved---would there be the hue and cry for stricter laws for elderly people who are not capable and shouldn't be on the road? Just a thought.

Posted at 3:02PM on Dec 17th 2007 by Mother Goose