Dear Editor,
Concerning Ms. Summer Wheaton’s recently filed lawsuit against the bereaved wife of former Ride Share driver, Martin Okeke — whose vehicle Wheaton hit in a 4th of July, 2023 car crash as a result of her drunken driving, I believe Ms. Wheaton’s obviously frivolous lawsuit is merely a publicity stunt. In my honest opinion, she is once again fanning herself in self-adulation with her bad news — it has undoubtedly garnered many hits on her online sites, seeing as how even bad news offers free publicity, and now she is churlishly taking advantage to keep her name alive on social media — where “hits” are what it’s all about.
How very much more terrible she makes the awful tragedy, especially for the deceased victim’s wife, who lost her husband and now is being sued by the sotted publicity seeker who caused her to lose him. Drunk drivers must not be permitted to mock the law and our courts. Any scofflaw who drives drunk should bear the blame, just like drivers with no insurance. All are well aware drunk driving kills people!
Patti Morey, Ashland, OR
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