The best thing to do is for all of us to try to avoid getting ourselves in a mess like that. But if I somehow found myself in a situation where I would face at least 20 years in jail (like Mr. Timilshina) then I would have tried to run for sure. I am totally with people who say that he shouldn't be drinking and driving and taking so many innocent lives is a great crime. However, I don't agree with the whole he should have stayed here and faced the consequences thing. If I remember it correctly, he was looking at 60 years in prison. It's better to commit suicide then spend 60 years with hard core criminals in the United States prison system.So, if I were in the same situation I too have at least tried to run. I hope that he feels sorry for what he did and will spend the rest of his life helping others/doing good. I pray that he never gets caught. He isn't a hardcore criminal; he shouldn't have to spend 60 years in prison with hardcore professional criminals like professional murders,rapists etc. He will have to spend the rest of his life knowing what he did, that's enough punishment. Can you imagine looking at the mirror everyday and thinking how things would have been different if he hadn't driven that day, playing the different scenarios in your head every second of your life imagining what life would have been if he was able to complete his Masters and work at a good company. His name is plastered all over nepali news sites so he will have a hard time living in Nepal too; he will have to spend the remainder of his life running and hiding. I feel sorry for the guy. I hate the crime but not the so called criminal in this case. It could literally have been anyone. More than a few of us on sajha have driven while drunk at some point or another.  It would be a completely different story if the person was a professional criminal, or a repeat offender or intentionally caused harm or faced only 5-10 years in prison.

Just one man's opinion.