The tale of two crimes

This is a horrible read, driver A is out on $100,000 bail for killing another motorist. And then driver B convected with a $287 fine for killing a cyclist. OK fine alcohol was involved in the first case but still causing a death of another person by negligence yields such a drastic reduction in fines???

<a href="http://www.somdnews.com/stories/12232009/entetop160043_32219.shtml">http://www.somdnews.com/stories/12232009/entetop160043_32219.shtml</a>;