Hello, everyone. I want to first off thank everyone for their continued strength and support during our very horrific past 6 months since we lost our beautiful Carmella. As many of you know, we have not been doing very well with learning to live without seeing her everyday. Most days are continued crying without any control over it. I have not wanted to do anything but lay in bed, stare at the wall, thinking of my gorgeous little girl laying in that hospital bed as I ball my eyes out. Then 2 days ago, almost 6 months to the day of the accident, Bill received a summons for an arraignment on May 15th, the day after Mother's day. He is being charged with Vehicular Manslaughter!!! So to add incredible insult to horrific injury, not only does he have to feel and live with the guilt of driving the car that was struck by that pickup truck but now he is being blamed by the state of Ohio for her death!! There will be a bond put in place as well and we will have to pay just for him to be home with is until it is time to go to trial. There has also been a 'victim representative' appointed for Mel as if I, her own mother does not know what is best for my daughter or how to properly get her justice. This is just such a low blow and so terribly insulting to the both of us and as most court proceedings, all comes down to money. He can be imprisoned for up to 90 days and a mandatory license suspension for 6 months to 3 years!! So they now want and WILL punish him for the death of the daughter HE LOVED WITH ALL OF HIS HEART and was no fault of his?!? Which will in turn punish the little ones and I by him being even more hurt than he already is and not being able to perform his job! Anyone who knows or even has heard a story about Bill absolutely knows that he would of NEVER put Mel (or anyone for that matter) in harm's way. I hate to say this or even think of asking but we need help to get him a lawyer that can truly help him and hopefully even get the charges dropped. A public defender works with the prosecutor who already has it out for him as the prosecutor himself told me that the contributing factor to Mel's death was Bill pulling out in front of the pickup truck which is absolutely false!! And even though the pickup driver was speeding, he has not been issued a ticket and Bill has received 2 of them! We are so financially desperate due to the unexpected funeral expenses and so many other huge bills that arose in cause of the accident that we cannot afford an attorney. I am pleading for any help you may be able to provide as a desperate wife and mother who does not want Bill to suffer any further than he already does for this Godforsaken tragedy happening to our family. I greatly appreciate any assistance you can afford to help ease these seemingly neverending burdens that losing our precious Mel has caused us. NOTHING can ever bring her back and for the courts to put this impossible financial burden on top of it is just completely unfathomable. I thank you in advance for any help you may be able to assist us with in this desperate situation. And as I always say, "Be careful, and make each moment count."
