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‘What is a life worth?’: Maryland lawmakers asked to boost penalties for vehicular manslaughter

Lawmakers in Annapolis faced questions from the witness table in the House Judiciary Committee room on Wednesday. The first question came from St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling, who asked lawmakers, “What is a life worth?” Related stories Annapolis considers Zoey’s Law, named for preschooler killed by driver fleeing police Maryland closes loophole in Noah’s Law to prevent repeat drunk drivers …

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The lawmakers in Annapolis faced questions from the witness table in the Chamber's Judicial Committee room on Wednesday. The first question came from St. Mary County's state prosecutor, Jaymi Sterling, who asked the legislators: "How much is a life worth?" Sterling, who sat down with a witness panel composed of families who lost loved ones in accidents involving drunk drivers, left the question in the air for a second and continued: "Because it …

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