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Legal limit in texas, eric boyle's wife and daughter were killed. >> we had had over 180 years in life taken, future life, not 180 years lived, but 180 years of future life taken, and two of those were my wife and daughter. >> investigators say that tapes show couch and friends stealing beer from a walmart store in june, then they got drunk at a party. leaving there, police say couch gunned his pickup, going nearly 70 miles an hour in a 40. just about 400 yards down the street he slammed into holly and shelby boyles, who had stopped to help mitchell fix a flat tire. the youth pastor, brian jen...

Sentence, but the defense argued couch needed treatment, not prison. the judge agreed. and gave couch ten years probation, plus time and alcohol rehab, no prison. she told the court she believes that couch can be rehabilitated if he is away from his family and given the right treatment. he will likely end up at this pricey rehab center in newport beach, california. his father has agreed to pay the 500,000 or so that it will cost. >> taking him away from his family and teaching him to be a responsible citizen, that is a consequence. >> a consequence? for killing four people? not even close, say...

Killed in the car after boyle slammed into them. the most seriously hurt remains hospitalized. he remains paralyzed. eric boyles tells us he is now ready to talk. mr. boyle, thank you for talking to us at this unimaginable time for you. i'm so sorry for your loss. when you heard the sentence that was handed down, that this young man received only probation for killing your wife holly and your daughter shelby, as well as two other people, what went through your mind? >> i was unprepared for the sentence that was delivered. i knew we were talking -- i knew we were in juvenile court. we had hoped...

Jumped behind the wheel of his pickup truck and plowed down four people, so he is too young to drive in any alcohol in his system. so why isn't he in jail? in this case his blood alcohol measured 4.24, three times the legal limit in texas, eric boyle's wife and daughter were killed. >> we had had over 180 years of life taken, future life, not 180 years lived, but 180 years of future life taken, and two of those were my wife and daughter. >> investigators say that tapes show couch and friends stealing beer from a walmart store in june, then they got drunk at a party. leaving there, police say c...

Pickup truck and plowed down four people. just 16, too young to legally drive with any alcohol in his system. this case, his blood alcohol measured .24, three times the legal limit in texas. eric boyle's wife and daughter were both killed. >> we had over 180 years of life taken. future life. not 180 years lived but 180 years of future life taken and two of those were my wife and daughter. >> surveillance tape shows couch and his friend stealing beer from a walmart store in june. then they got drunk at a party. leaving there, police say couch gunned his pickup, going nearly 70 miles an hour in ...