Jennifer and Courtney Bukosky, killed in a car crash along with the baby Jennifer was due to have on June 3. | Photo: Today's TMJ4 Bukosky's Father Wants ChangeAudio: Click Here to listen to Mike Farney talk to John and Gene on Wisconsin's Morning News Mike Farney tells Newsradio 620 WTMJ he hopes young people will call for stricter penalties for repeat drunk drivers. He hopes to start a movement named after his grandson, who survived a crash that killed Oconomowoc Associate Principal Jennifer Bukoski, her daughter Courtney Bella and her unborn daughter Sophie. Mark Benson, a former doctor had his license revoked during a court appearance just days before he smashed into the back of Bukosky's Honda in Oconomowoc. Benson had a history of drunken driving. Prosecutors say he was high on prescription drugs at the time of the deadly crash. Now, Jennifer Bukosky's father is pleading with young people to call for change following her death and the death of her daughter and unborn child. In a letter to the Journal Sentinel, Mike Farney says, "The decision makers are not going to listen to those of us (adults) who have, for years, complained about this deadly situation." Click Here to read the complete letter in the Journal Sentinel. Farney writes, "In reading all of the mail you have sent in, it appears everyone is on the same page. Why? Why can't the leaders of our government agencies fix / repair this very apparent problem? The answer, in my opinion, is quite easy. There is simply too much sympathy for the "poor criminal" that is willing to continually disregard the law." He continues, "Harsh measures, upon the second offense, might put too much hardship on the responsible individual. In addition, there are way too many people, in influential positions, protecting these criminals." Farney asks young people to start with the judge who Benson appeared before just days before the deadly crash. He is calling on young people to demand answers from the judge and then backward to everyone who ignored Benson's deadly behavior. As a guest on Wisconsin's Morning News, Farney asked listeners to pray for his grandson, Zachary. "Jen and the babies are in heaven. They're in a better place," Farney said. "Zach's not." Farney borrowed from the famous sports movie Brian's Song, saying he hopes a movement for change will be called Zachary's Song. |
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