Huffington Postさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Huffington PostInstagram)「Drunk drivers in Texas will now have to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian in a crash.⁠ ⁠ The bill, named “Bentley’s Law,” was signed into Texas law Friday and requires those who kill parents of kids under 18 in a crash to pay child support.⁠ ⁠ Cecilia Williams, who created the law, lobbied for it after her son Cordell, daughter-in-law Lacy, and 4-month-old grandson were killed in April 2021 by a drunk driver in Missouri.⁠ ⁠ After Cordell and Lacy were killed, their other two sons, then-4-year-old Bentley, and then-2-year-old Mason, were left without parents, leaving Williams to care for them.⁠ ⁠ “I made a promise to my kids, and my grandson, and other people that I was going to do what I could to stop people from driving under the influence,” Williams told KHOU.⁠ ⁠ Tennessee became the first state to sign Bentley’s law into effect in July and similar legislation has been introduced in 24 other states.⁠ ⁠ Read more at our link in bio. // 🖊️ Paige Skinner⁠」9月6日 9時30分