Friends Tackle DWI Driver After Accident

Here's one for the friends of the Karen Savillo. The Daily News reports that Savillo was critically injured when a drunk driver hit the car she was riding in early yesterday morning. Alexie Quiles's Ford SUV "veered across two lanes before sideswiping" Savillo's friend's Yukon on the Long Island Expressway in Maspeth. The Yukon crashed into a concrete barrier and 41 year old Savillo's head hit the window.

Quiles left his car, but two of Savillo's friend ran after him and tackled him. An off-duty cop who saw the crash scene stopped, identified himself as a cop and helped calm the situation. It turns out the 26 year old Quiles had a gun under the driver's seat and was carrying a bullet. He was charged with DWI and criminal possession of a weapon. Savillo is in critical condition at New York Hospital in Queens and her friends are doubtful she will recover.

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By Jen Chung in News on January 1, 2007 1:00 PM

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Amanda Rojas

This is very upsetting, this is my mom, and i barely see her, this isnt the way i want to see my mom, I am sure that other family members wouldnt like to see their family members in this condition either and to prevent this is by stop drinking and driving I think this is Americas # 1 killings, because of reckless poeple drinking and driving. )= but now she is better much better i must add (= but that doesnt mean to forget what has happened I mean like seriously me and my other sisters and brothers almost lost her because of the stupid idiot who was driving and I dont want to loose her )= well bye ttyl

nick

are her friends doctors...?

quite da conundrum

I wonder which penalty is more strict?

The DWI charge using a car which actually injured the victim or the Gun possession charge of an object found under the seat that didn't cause any injury?