MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jan. 1 ushered in several new laws across Tennessee.
One in particular state lawmakers hope will make drivers think twice before getting behind the wheel intoxicated.
Tennessee passed Ethan, Hailey and Bently’s Law.
Under this law, a person convicted of vehicular homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide due to intoxication will have to pay child support if the victim is the parent of a minor.
The guilty person would have to pay until the child is 18 and graduates from high school.
A Missouri grandmother, who lost her son, her son’s fiancé and grandson because of a drunk driver, has been pushing for this law across the country.
