Gary Collins Won't Be Charged With Manslaughter

16. Regardless of what the DA does or says, Gary Collins legacy will now be remembered as a drunken murderer.

Posted at 3:05PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Jonny

17. OMGGGGGG..Calif COURTS SUCK. now if that was BRITNEY. it would be a whole different story right TMZ.
You'd be all over this story if it was BRITNEY. but because you guys arent intrested in Gary Collins..it's just a side note for you all..

Posted at 3:05PM on Dec 10th 2007 by BLINKING !!

18. Yup, celebrity DUI crash, man dies, 96 hours, what's so surprising about this? To all non-celebs, don't try replicating this stunt unless you've got a couple of years to throw away!

Posted at 3:05PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Double Standards!

19. Why in the hell was an 89 year old man driving in the first place? People in that age group don't see as well (especially at night), have slower reaction time, and don't always use good judgment. (Sounds like the same problems as drunk drivers - doesn't it?)

Besides, the old guy is the one who made the illegal left turn in the first place!

Posted at 3:11PM on Dec 10th 2007 by GrannyJ

20. To Really Now, Collins DIDN'T case the accident. Did you not read the article??!

Posted at 3:09PM on Dec 10th 2007 by TMZ Reader

21. Maybe the 89-year-old shouldn't have been driving in the first place? He is the one who was at fault for the accident, not Collins. Maybe if Gary hadn't been out driving, the other guy would have plowed into a family with young children in a minivan and killed them instead.

Does anyone remember the old guy who ran down all of those people at the Santa Monica open air market a few years ago?

Yes, Collins was out driving drunk, but he didn't cause the accident - the 89-year-old man did so Collins can't be charged with manslaughter. Some of you people are absolute morons saying that he should go to jail for murder (not even manslaughter, you have to say murder which is ridiculous). Leave your computers and go outside or maybe focus on your jobs and actually work instead of sitting in here all day.

Posted at 3:09PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Get a Life, People!

22. **case=cause

Posted at 3:09PM on Dec 10th 2007 by TMZ Reader

23. I don't think double jeopardy would attach because to be accused of manslaughter you do not have to show the elements required to be guilty of DUI. Double jeopardy requires that both crimes have the same elements. That isn't the case here. You can show that someone is guilty of manslaughter without needing to show they are guilty of DUI.

Posted at 3:12PM on Dec 10th 2007 by bob

24. I don't think double jeopardy would attach because to be accused of manslaughter you do not have to show the elements required to be guilty of DUI. Double jeopardy requires that both crimes have the same elements. That isn't the case here. You can show that someone is guilty of manslaughter without needing to show they are guilty of DUI.

Posted at 3:12PM on Dec 10th 2007 by bob

Thats what I thought too. This is just wrong.

Posted at 3:17PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Really now

25. How is it even possible for an 89 yr old man to be driving? Where is his family? Why was he allowed to drive at this age? Gary did not cause this wreck.

Posted at 3:19PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Rik

26. What makes me sick is had the shoe been on the other foot, and Gary Collins was responsible for the death of pets, and Vick was responsible for a manslaughter, there would be uproar that Vick got away with murdering a human being. Point blank, all life is precious, but because we've ALL grown accustomed to de-valuing human life, other life forms tend to be thought of as more precious.

Posted at 3:21PM on Dec 10th 2007 by RS

27. Kiefer got 48 days for several reasons: because it was his *fourth* DUI (the first two were plea bargained down to reckless driving), because he was still on probation for his third DUI when he got his fourth DUI, and because he agreed to a longer sentence in return for some flexibility in serving his time. Since the writers' strike put his show on hiatus, he didn't need the flexibility after all. Oh well, sucks to be him. I don't have much sympathy for Kiefer and his massive self-inflicted alcohol problems. Quite the contrary, I wish every celebrity popped for DUI had to serve at least 48 days, the girls too (they always seem to let female celebrities off especially lightly, don't they?)

But this explanation about Collins is crap, he ought to be charged with manslaughter. I don't see how double jeopardy would apply - vehicular manslaughter is a seperate charge from driving under the influence.

Human life is cheap in California, it seems. I wonder how much time Kiefer will serve when he kills someone - you know he will, eventually.

Posted at 3:25PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Cynic

28. This is nasty, disgusting, and repulsive! But, the law is the law, and double jeop is in effect. I am surprised the DAs office moved so quickly on this when there has always been a looming chance that the elderly victim could die! The Plea isnt final until it is accepted and ruled upon by a judge and court, so the double jeop. rule really isnt in effect yet...unless he has already been before a judge......Calif is a odd state to practice law in because of the different speeds at which they operate. I havent enjoyed practicing law there, but its better then living in any other state!

Posted at 3:28PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Mr. Beerhouse

29. Being 89 does not automatically mean you can't drive. Just as being 21 doesn't automatically mean you can.

Posted at 3:28PM on Dec 10th 2007 by Cynic

30. OK - IF YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MICHAEL VICK HERE GOES. IF I WAS THEJUDGE I WOULD HAVE SENTENCED HIM, TO BE TIED TO A POST AND THEN LET 100 PIT BULLS IN AND LET THEM, HAVE AT THAT SOB. HE IS NOTHING BUT A PIECE OF CRAP IN MY EYES AND I HOPE HE NEVER PLAYS THE SPORT AGAIN. THE CREEP.
I HOPE I SEE HIS JUDGEMENT DAY.

Posted at 3:28PM on Dec 10th 2007 by maryanne