If you go to the link, it sounds like she’ll be sentenced to a year in jail and 5 years probation. If, after hearing from the victim, the judge wants to deviate from this, Jensen can withdraw her guilty plea.

Amen Jimmy!

Amen JimH

ANOTHER AMEN!!!!!

Absolutely, jimh! There is too often more mercy displayed for the perpetrators than the victims of these totally avoidable criminal tragedies that never could have/should have happened in the first place were the completely selfish decision(s) to drink and drive not been chosen.

You bet, Jimmy, Timmmy, and Shay…LOL…
Lock her up and throw away the key. I have lost all respect for Jensen, of whom I was such a fan.
….just as she has no respect for herself and human life.
There is no excuse; nothing for which to understand or forgive.
And, for those who claim that we should give a care, show compassion for others’ misfortune, mental state or problems….believe you me, I do…boy, do I, in spades!!!! I reserve those feelings for those who deserve it….for those who are injured.
But, she knew well enough to get in a car and take it to the proverbial “saloon” of old. How could I feel sorry for her. She should have known better. I am sure this cannot be the first time….she just didn’t get caught. It was bound to happen, sooner or later…one hopes it won’t happen again….or will it? Is a slap on the wrist in order?
She has issues? Who doesn’t???? These issues should be solved by a professional, not by drowning herself in alcohol. This coward’s way out is irresponsible and dangerous to others on the road….as we have seen.
But, if she makes the choice of drinking herself into oblivion, she should do it in the privacy of her own home, not take it outside and use her vehicle as a deadly weapon.
I pray the injured party comes out of this in good health…..must be hard on his emotional state, as well; and the family’s.

Anne heche everyone’s favorite vicky and won an emmy and soap digest award. I feel for Jensen but drinking and driving is just bad.

Had to reply here…if my family member drives drunk i would feel the same as i do about her…put that person away…i have had several family members spend time in jail and prison and i tell them too that they got what they deserve…none have killed anyone but if they did i wouldnt have anything to do with them!

I agree with you Jovin, Jensen was the best Vicky!

She needs life in prison Jaybird, big boo will come after her..Jensen is a drunk.

Oh, I’m right there with you, Jay, my friend. Truly sad all the way around.

I agree, especially when services like Uber and Lyft abound, in addition to the always reliable taxi. Absolutely NO reason to drink and drive in this day and age.

Michael posted the article, we will react, its a blog, get it?

Mistake?…it isnt like something you can easily erase with a pencil…her victim needs support, not her…she is old enough to know what she was doing….i have problems and i dont drink as an excuse….she chose to drink but her victim did not choose to be a victim!

Hopefully the VICTIM will come out of this with a great story!

It always baffles me, Ray, how hate is always used when someone expresses her/his opinion on an article as serious as this which Mr. Fairman posts. Now, I ask; is that fair?
Hate has nothing to do with it. You have heard of MADD, I am sure, Ray…..and, with all due respect, I am a mother with children who one day will be drivers. My rldest is eight; yet I worry already. I also worry when he goes to school, when both my children are in the car with my husband and me, or with family. I can taste my fear.
As many here have said, there’s absolutely no reason for Jensen to get drunk and drive. I do not care about her problems. Get help….she has family!!!!
I care for the innocent victims who have every right to be on the road without worrying about these low-life drunks damaging them for life.
This is how I feel. It does not make me a hater. I know someone very close to me, as an intern ( in the emergency room, just a few years ago) who saw more deaths than a body could count due to drunk driving.
She made the choice, knowing she could potentially kill both herself and other motorist….please, the thought it could have been a child makes my hair stand on end and give me goose bumps—-sick to my stomach.
Just as you are surprised at those of us who “spew hate” ( absolutely not true) for rebelling against this evil, I am surprised how easily you defend her—-mind blowing!!

Ray, be strong. My faith teaches me compassion. I 100%believe this is horrible for the victim and family. It isn’t wrong to want both sides to heal.

It’s irresponsible to drink and drive and this is why we have our laws. But I will pray for both, its how I was raised in my faith.

Ray, I’m sorry you got the squeeze here. I believe I heard you express how wrong this is and how she can’t walk this back. You expressed compassion and that is commendable in my family.

I wish everyone the best. Even when it’s impossible to manage without digging deep. I will let the Lord judge and I will help when I can.

Shine your light, Ray

Hi, Ray,
No need to apologize…not to me, at least. I was not insulted…..just somewhat mortified.
I do not want to come across as callous, without feeling or compassion. But, Jensen represents thousands upon thousands of mindless drivers with a devil-may-care attitude, who get drunk and then go on the road and create blood-baths.
When will they ever learn? This could not have been the first time….and, it always ends up in tragedy.
I feel helpless, as I am sure, so does everyone else.
I will sip a glass of wine on social occasions, but never to the point of oblivion. Good grief, I never even tried/smoked anything illegal out there. And, believe me, Ray, I’ve had ( and to some degree still do) my share of excrutiating emotional pain….
Yes, one may argue that some people have a stronger mental constitution; granted……but, Jensen is no babe in the cradle. She knows well enough what’s what.
I pray she gets the help she needs and that HER victim recovers….at least, physically.
Mentally?….well, that’s another story.
Thank you for replying.

Sending her to jail wont do any good…so should she just simply walk…if a drunk driver did this to you and your family you are ok with it…is that the message you want out there..that you cant help being an alcoholic so its all right if you hurt and kill someone because its just a sign you need help…let her get her help in prison…its wrong to drink and drive and we must keep sending this message out there…its the only way to get people who drink too much to learn what they are doing is wrong and dangerous…

Sending ANY human to jail who is a functioning, tax payer who contributes positively to society will do good going to jail and learning a lesson from their poor choices!

I agree with your point that alcoholism is a disease, but I still have to point out that even for those with that disease, there are choices, and choices have consequences. Being alcoholic (if indeed she is) means she has less control than many of us over the temptations to consume it; it doesn’t mean she has to get behind the wheel when she does, and I’ve never heard or read anything to indicate that alcoholics are less aware of how drunk they are than other people, they just have a (much) harder time controlling their drinking and/or stopping themselves from drinking. I feel bad for her, but the majority of my sympathy has to go to the victim; regardless of the degree of responsibility any of us might assign to JB, the victim is clearly blameless, and he’s the one who is really suffering.

I just don’t get it: how many stories like this do we have to hear before it sinks in? If you drink, don’t drive. (And if you don’t think you can stop yourself from driving if you drink, then maybe you shouldn’t drink period?)

Two lives wrecked. I shake my head. It’s sad.

@jovin: statistically drunk drivers who get arrested have done this before they just have never been caught. She needs to be punished for ruining someone’s life with her carelessness.

EXACTLY, BROTHER…EXACTLY!!!!!

Amen, James! This revolting behavior is given too much of a pass in our society in the name of “compassion”…it’s no different than that of all the heroin addicts who are ruining this country with their unconscionable conduct…it’s costing us an absolute mint, increasing crime and putting innocent people’s lives at risk on a daily basis by allowing this behavior to continue without penalty…especially the poor children who these unthinking individuals are bringing into the world and then refusing to put first, as any responsible and caring parent would do! I’m sick of the lot of them, and tired of being lectured by politicians (of both parties) that it’s the duty of the taxpayers to keep enabling these losers to do what they’re doing without consequence. Their victims are the ones who deserve all the sympathy and resources that can be spared.

I can’t imagine she will have much left after the attorney’s fees, and I assume, she must be paying for the man’s medical costs? If not now, at some point, she will be, I would assume? What a tragedy. That poor man. A senseless act.

I would hope she had car insurance. I don’t know how much that will cover. It sounds like the man is permanently affected by his injuries.

The article described Jensen as retired.

Anyone else having trouble typing in this forum?

Agreed. It’s horrible what happened to the poor man and his family.

I enjoyed Jensen on “Another World” and am really sorry to see the route her life has taken.

@Jovin

this site is acting up

cannot type

“…what alcohol does is it goes to work immediately on your frontal lobes In your brain. obliterates your ability to reason, to think clearly, and if enough is consumed it literally blocks your reason to think at all ”

the human psyche all have their defense mechanism. their rational is repeated so often that it loses all meaning.

god speed and god bless all those afflicted

I meant to type 5 years of probation and not 5 years in prison. Sorry about that.

Later.