Bryant Wilkerson

Guess which driver's facing 21 years in prison — the drunk , rich, white one or the sober, poor, black one?
By Sarah Fenske
Published: January 24, 2008
http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-01-24/news/the-wrong-driver/full

Two cars collided last year on Cinco de Mayo.

Considering the date, you might assume that at least one of the drivers was drunk — and you'd be right. Laura Varker was 17 years old, and she'd been tubing down the Salt River all day with her eight best girlfriends. Their T-shirts all read "Cinco de Drinko." Even an hour after the accident, Varker's blood-alcohol level was 0.09, over the legal limit for adults. And, as an underage driver, she was in violation of the law by having any amount of alcohol in her system.