ICJ's latest inmate: drunk driver who killed mother and son

A very sad story and a new inmate in the Ingham County Jail: Daniel Burwell of Lansing, accused of being intoxicated when he drove his vehicle through a red light and struck a car with a mother and her son returning a video tape.

It's even sadder to read the comments posted in the Lansing State Journal's online edition, such as:

Dan is not a good man, I know him on a personal level, he has always been a scared little coward with everything he has ever done.

and

theguyoverthere wrote:
and when was the begining lets see, you maybe spent 4hrs with him total before he stole your girl, so now you have a grudge, i dont not in anyway condone what he did, i do not agree with it, its was wrong, but to say he was on drugs and things of that nature well you got him all wrong. Sure he went through an experimental stage but that has long been over. alchohol was always his vice and its a shame that it was like that. i know exactly what your talking about but you dont seem to remember i was there also. dont talk to me about things you dont know. look how angry you get, its because you cant manage your hate, deal with it, he is gone, deal with it, you talk so much crap after the fact but where were you prior, no where in site, he will get what he deserves it will not make the family feel any better, be productive and support the cause, drunk driving is serious, join the cause to fight the crime, stop complaining and act for once
4/22/2009 11:15:25

I wonder how he's being treated in jail. Do they have him in isolation, or suicide watch? If he's with other inmates, I wonder how they are treating him.

Here's the link to the full Lansing State Journal article.