I have very mixed feelings about a Plea Bargain.

Would a plea bargain help a 17yr old who was irresponsible(drinking & driving, suspended/no license, stoled his mom's car, has a warrant out in CA) and due to his actions killed 3 people? Would there be any lesson learned here? It will be interesting to see what the plea deal would be..

Attorney 'anticipates' teen will offer a plea in crash that killed 3
17-year-old faces variety of felonies from tragedy
BY IAN C. STOREY
istorey@record-eagle.com
Record-Eagle file photo/Jan-Michael Stump Defense attorney Jeffrey Slocombe addresses Judge Thomas Phillips during the arraignment of his client, Justin Jason Nguyen, 17, of Traverse City, in 86th District Court on May 1.


TRAVERSE CITY — A Traverse City teen could accept a plea deal this week for his behind-the-wheel role in an April crash that killed three teenage friends.
Justin Jason Nguyen, 17, faces a variety of felonies and misdemeanors stemming from an April 27 crash on South Airport Road. Authorities said Nguyen lost control of a 1995 Mazda, sped across three lanes and crashed into a delivery truck.
The crash killed passengers Phougheune Siphengphet and Davy Koumliene, both 16, and Dath Keovongkoth, 17, all of whom attended Traverse City high schools.
A female traveling in the car, Bao Hang Nguyen, 17, received minor injuries.
A day after the crash, Justin Nguyen was charged with three felony counts of causing death while operating a car without a license; three misdemeanor counts of negligent homicide; and one count of being a minor driving with a blood-alcohol content below the legal limit of 0.08.
The felony counts are punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Alan Schneider on Tuesday acknowledged ongoing negotiations with defense attorney Jeffrey Slocombe.
Slocombe said plea details are still being worked out, but he expects an agreement.
"The offer is not set in stone, but I anticipate that if all goes well we will enter a plea," he said. "(Nguyen) wants to put this to a close for the families, as well as himself."
Schneider said he wouldn't publicly reveal deal specifics until a hearing Friday in 13th Circuit Court.
"We could reach an agreement on Friday, but I can't say what the defendant is going to do," he said.
Schneider said additional charges won't result from an investigation into whether Nguyen was racing another vehicle just before the crash unfolded.
"I don't think the sheriff is pursuing it any further based on the evidence," he said. "There has been someone identified and talked to, but at this point we have no evidence to assign any culpability to the other driver.
"Some witnesses have said it was an out-and-out drag race, but we don't have evidence that tells us that is what it was," he said.