http://starbulletin.com/2007/02/13/news/story10.html

Dad attacks driver who killed baby
By Debra Barayuga
dbarayuga@starbulletin.com

The father of a 10-month-old baby killed in a drunken-driving crash
attacked the man convicted of the crime as he was about to be sentenced
in Circuit Court yesterday.

Ceriaco Kasoga, 56, was knocked unconscious briefly just down the hall
from Circuit Judge Richard Pollack's courtroom, his attorney confirmed.
Kasoga was taken to Kaiser Medical Center in stable condition and his
sentencing for negligent homicide was postponed to April 17.

The baby's father was arrested for the alleged assault.

Deputy public defender Darcia Forrester said she and her client were
walking to Pollack's courtroom for the 8:45 a.m. sentencing when the
father of car crash victim, Saydee Miller, attacked Kasoga by punching
him in the face, which knocked him to the ground.

The father, who is in his 20s, kicked Kasoga before family members pulled
him off, she said. It happened "extremely quickly," Forrester said.

She said her client was prepared to be sentenced and to be taken into
custody yesterday.

"It's highly unfortunate," Forrester said, noting that her client is not
sure he wants to press charges against the girl's father. "He's very
cognizant of their pain."

Kasoga has done everything in his power to express his sorrow to the
girl's family and did not want to take the case to trial, she said.

Forrester was expected to argue for a deferral of Kasoga's guilty plea
but was prepared for a sentence that included probation with some jail
time.

The deputy prosecutor handling the case could not be reached for comment.

Kasoga pleaded guilty to causing the death of Saydee Miller, a passenger
in another car, while he was driving intoxicated near Waimea Bay on Sept.
21, 2005.

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I don't blame the father since he knows the killer is just gonna get a
wrist slap. The article says the killer will likely get probation with
some jail time. He should be locked up forever but the booze industry has
bought off the legislators and so we have these murdering drunk drivers
get off with a year or less.