Man Gets Probation In DWI Crash That Killed 3
POSTED: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
UPDATED: 8:25 am CST February 8,
2006
SAN ANTONIO -- A jury sentenced a man to 10 years of probation Tuesday in connection with a 2003 crash that killed his wife, his brother and a friend.
Jurors deliberated for two hours before deciding punishment for Scott Birkholz, who was found guilty of three counts of intoxication manslaughter.
Birkholz faced a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Defense attorneys had argued for probation, saying that Birkholz had already lost enough.
Jurors heard a similar appeal from the defendant's father.
"He's suffered enough," William Birkholz said. "Please don't send him to jail or prison."
Birkholz crashed his BMW into a tree near Helotes in January 2003. He was the only one to survive the crash.
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