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Ethan Couch: 'Affluenza Teen' Who Killed Four People in Car Crash to Be Freed From Jail
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ethan-couch-apos-affluenza-teen-144133993.htmlEthan Couch, the “affluenza teen” who killed four people while drunk driving, will walk free from prison in a matter of weeks.
Couch was sentenced to two years in jail for violating the terms of the probation he received for killing four people and injuring two others following a crash in Burleson, Texas, in June 2015 when he was 16.
Couch, now 20, is due to be released from the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas, on 2 April.
Couch was originally handed 10 years’ probation for driving into a crowd of people in his pickup truck while drunk after his defense team argued he was not culpable for his actions because of "affluenza," or that he wasn’t able to determine right from wrong because of his wealthy upbringing.