Munster woman charged with DUI in fatality

A Munster woman has been charged with causing a death while driving drunk and other drunken driving counts in a fiery crash that killed her passenger.

[Chicago]

I'am glad that they have finally gave this lady the charges after already being in trouble about drinking and driving, She should never ever see outside again, she has killed a innocent passenger who was just visiting his family, and cause all this brief for that family. There has to be a longer sentencing for these drunking driver cases. There is way toooo many happening now. Justice should be serve that right way, and stop giving these animals the freedom, cuz it will happen to her again, a drunk will always be a drunk, they dont changed. I'am sure we will hear about this lady again, so i just wished they think about the case very caefully and all cases.. This is so sad to see innocent people go like this.

[RIPTimmyILoveU09]

That was MY cousin she killed, and she only gets 8 yrs?!?!? Maximum????? It's bad enough she was drunk driving, and now she is alive and my cousin is dead!!!! Justice is served but is it really fair?!?!?!?!? PEOPLE NEED TO REALLY QUIT WITH THE DRINKING AND DRIVING...9 TIMES OUT OF 10 YOU WALK OUT OF THE ACCIDENT ALIVE AND THE INNOCENT PERSON IS DEAD...IN THIS CASE MY COUSIN!!!!!!!!! AND, I WORK IN AN ER AND SEE THIS EVERYDAY....THIS CRAP NEEDS TO STOP!!!! If you're gonan drink STAY WHERE YOU'RE AT!!!!!! DON'T PUT EVERYONE'S LIVES IN DANGER BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE AN IDIOT. RIP TIMMY...DON'T WORRY CUZ I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS AND MAKE SURE TO DO WHATEVER I CAN TO SEE THAT DRINKING AND DRIVING COMES TO AN END...YOU HAD SO MUCH LIFE AHEAD OF YOU..WE ALL MISS YOU SO MUCH AND WE LOVE YOU..RIP OUR DEAREST TIMOTHY GNATT XOXOXO

[Karmagotyou]

Let's just hope she receives the maximum sentence, and Tim's family and loved ones find some closure knowing she'll be locked up for a long time. Keep praying for his family, and as for her, peace-out Tonia. Maybe they'll treat you as bad in jail as you have treated people your whole life. Some people just never learn. There are bad seeds in the world and they get weeded out one way or another. Too bad we had to lose a good one to get the bad one put away. At least Tim can rest in peace, she'll never have peace. Never. She'll be reminded everyday she sits in jail that she took his life, and when she gets out, she'll have others to remind her of what she did. She should get a life sentence, that's for sure, but we get what we get, and we just have to make sure that she never forgets.

[Jack]

the worst part of it is she faked amnesia after killing someone. Loser !

[Jack]

and she has a 12 year old kid, what a great mother to be out drinking and driving instead of home with her kid. She really is setting a great example of how her son should grow up and act. she should be locked up forever

[Hope]

Help us out here Tim!! Dont let her get away with this. We don't need her endangering anyone elses life. She knew she had a suspended license from being caught speeding so many times.I hope you're family does not hold back.

[Missing You Cousin Timmy]

You know. Tim was and still is apart of my family for years and years. HE took me to get my ears pierced. He taught me that not everything will be handed to you on a silver platter, and you must strive for things to be better for them to actually get there. He always made me smile when things seemed to be the worst. and from day 1, he has ALWAYS been there for me. AND NOW, that this girl HAD to be stupid, HAD to drink and drive, hes gone. HOW could you even take that chance? HOW COULD YOU BE SO HEARTLESS, to put HIS LIFE AT RISK, let alone your own when you have a child. But you know what, 8 years you think thats all that will happen? HAVE you ever heard of the word KARMA, what goes around comes around, and I HOPE you think about this until the day YOU DIE. You took him away from us, you took one of the greatest people in the world, and you get to live. I hope you think about that for the rest of your god awful life. THAT should have been YOU not him. YOU decided to get behind the wheel that day, YOU decided to put his life at risk, YOUR 36 years old and WERE still stupid enough to do that. WHAT IF THAT PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS YOUR SON? huh? YOU took someones son away from them. YOU destroyed what could have been a great life for him, and YOU BROKE the hearts of many great people. EVERYONE of the GNATT family. I hope you rot in that jail cell, you will call home for the next 8 years.

WE all miss you tim and love. WERE lost without you.
love you cuz-o

[COUSIN OF MINE]

I need to say nothing else. The one above me said it ALL. IT MAKES ME SICK TO EVEN THINK ABOUT HOW SELFISH YOU COULD BE TO TAKE SOMEONES LIFE AND JUST THINK THAT IT WAS GONNA BE OK.... NOT GONNA HAPPEN. TIMMIE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL TO EVERYONE THAT KNEW HIM AND HE WAS MORE THEN A COUSIN TO ME. HE KEPT MY FAMILY GOING AND YOU TOOK THAT AWAY... WHAT PISSES ME OFF THE MOST IS THAT YOU COULDVE LET HIM OUT BEFORE YOU WANTED TO ACT LIKE YOU GOT NO DAMN BRAIN. HE WASN'T SUPPOSE TO GO...... DID YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU WERE DOING?????????? I HOPE THIS STAYS ON YOUR CONSIOUS FOREVER .......... AND NOW WHILE YOU GOT THE LUXARY TO EVEN BREATHE YOU TOOK AWAY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN NEVER GET BACK. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW??????????
I LOVE YOU TIMMIE AND YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!

[Friend of Tims]

I knew Tim very well and he was an amazing guy! He had a smile that would light a whole room and the best laugh ever.
Yes he is and always be missed. And everyone is very hurt that he has been taken away from us.
BUT lets look at the real story.. everyone wants and is blaming the girl but Tim was also drinking and is a grown man that knew what he was doing when he got into the car with her. When a person gets into a car with someone who has been drinking just as much is also to blame. Everyone is saying how is an innocent man that was visiting his family.. but the story is that he was seeing that girl that he was with in the accident. I'm sure she is going through ALOT.. she caused an accident that resulted in the death of someone she was "dating" and has a young son at home. As a mother NO I would not be in a bar drinking and then driving home. But she made a mistake and I'm sure everyone that has made a comment is not perfect! And I'm sure sometime in your life u drank and maybe shouldn't have drove.. this could have happened to you just as easy.
I miss Tim VERY much and feel bad for his family and everyone that knew him! But I also don't think it's right to just blame the person driving!

[TRUTH]

yeah people but tims not the wackjob that did a burn out on the block and slammed into the tree killing someone....SHE IS!!!!! shes no angel and her recklessness and carelessness caught up with her. i bet she doesnt even care about how she KILLED SOMEONE, shes living it up at her dads being waited on hand and foot (literally!! LOL) stop sticking up for her people, shes a DEVIL, an EVIL human being, who whether she goes to jail or not, IS going to HELL.GOD punishes MURDERERS.does anyone know anythign about court dates so people can go there and rally against her

[E Ein]

How do you know Tonia? I'm curious because you stay "how she's teated people her whole life" You must know here well.

Karmagotyou wrote:

Let's just hope she receives the maximum sentence, and Tim's family and loved ones find some closure knowing she'll be locked up for a long time. Keep praying for his family, and as for her, peace-out Tonia. Maybe they'll treat you as bad in jail as you have treated people your whole life. Some people just never learn. There are bad seeds in the world and they get weeded out one way or another. Too bad we had to lose a good one to get the bad one put away. At least Tim can rest in peace, she'll never have peace. Never. She'll be reminded everyday she sits in jail that she took his life, and when she gets out, she'll have others to remind her of what she did. She should get a life sentence, that's for sure, but we get what we get, and we just have to make sure that she never forgets.