World News 06-10-2004 who: French couple Angélique and Jean-Sebastien Fraisse what: Facing five years in jail after drunk friend kills five motorists where: Paris when: Yesterday snippet: Although they tried to persuade Frédéric Colin not to drive home after a dinner party at their house in 2000 - even hiding his keys - prosecutors say the defendants are at fault for not calling the police before their friend took to the road and drove the wrong way up a motorway, killing himself and four others in a head-on smash. The Fraisses` situation "is particularly poignant," notes The Times, "because they met at a rehabilitation centre after they had both been victims of drink-drivers. Mme Fraisse, 29, has been confined to a wheelchair since being run over at 16." [... more]

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