New Missouri law requires drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a parent

By: Leore Tal

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 560

Last Updated: 1 day, 19 hours ago

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In the spring of 2021, Cecilia Williams lost her son, daughter-in-law and grandson to a drunken driver.

Williams, who lives in Bonne Terre, is now raising the two orphaned grandchildren who survived, Bentley and Mason.

A year later, Melanie Wankum was hit head-on by a drunken driver, killing her instantly and injuring a passenger on their way back from a wedding.

In both tragedies, families of …

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