Your Honor, On April 15, 2007, the defendant, Michael Murray, killed my last immediate family member. Making me an orphan. I lost my mother on Aug. 18th, 1996 of cancer. My father had a heart attack and died on July 14th, 2002 and finally my sister died from injuries sustained from a car accident, which was caused by Mr. Murray. I am here to convey to the court and to Mr. Murray, of the damages he caused from that day and to make sure a habitual offender is given the appropriate consequences for the crime he committed against my sister. I want to see the defendant off the streets and driving privileges revoked indefinitely. Finally, I want to see that no family go through what I did during the past year. At the time of the accident, my sister, Dawn Tillman, was at the prime of her life. She had many things going for her that day. She was in the process of completing a house that my parents started but was left unfinished due to their untimely deaths. It was her biggest goal to see that this house finished and at the time she would have reached that goal in just a few short months. My sister was a dedicated and persistent woman. She would leave no job unfinished and was so dedicated to her career that she went almost three years without a vacation. The day of the accident would have been her very first vacation in three years. The morning of the accident my sister, Dawn Tillman, was finishing a few last minute errands before coming down to Disney World to spend a week with me, her brother. But that vacation never started. She never saw the completion of our family’s house. She never will be able to able to say “Love you, Mean It” to which she always said to those she was so close to. She never will be able to see how far she could have gone with her career. My sister, Dawn Tillman, had a long life ahead of her that was full of possibilities. She was robbed, and Mr. Murray has stolen what would have been a fulfilling life. Michael Murray not only changed Dawn’s life, but he also changed my life. He will never know the hell I went through on that morning. He will never know the feelings I felt when I got the phone call that morning. My whole life changed with one phone call. My sister was to call me that day to let me know she was on her way. My phone rang around 10:30 that morning; I saw my sister’s name on the caller ID. Imagine to my surprise and utter horror that it wasn’t my sister calling but my cousin, Sgt. Mark Tillman, calling to tell me that my sister, Dawn Tillman, was in a car accident. My sister, Dawn Tillman, was my best friend. We called each other everyday to discuss our day. She was a hard worker and loved her job. She would get up early in the morning for work and return in the evening from a long day of helping people. Which was the main reason she went into law enforcement. Dawn dreamt of moving up in the police dept. By volunteering her time and working her regular beat. Dawn was well on her way in moving up the ranks in the department. Her love for her family and friends went unconditional. Dawn would do anything for the people she cared about. If anything would happen to anyone she cares for. Dawn will be there to back them up. Now I stand here before you and defend my sister’s right to justice. Michael Murray’s actions will not go unnoticed. His behavior throughout this whole process has been downright disgraceful. He has shown no emotion, remorse or sympathy towards my sister or to the justice system. Mr. Murray should not have been on the road that day. His previous driving history and his run-ins with the law should be enough reason to keep Mr. Murray off the street. I find the actions of the defendant to be equal to the actions of a murderer. Mr. Murray knew of the consequences he would face when he fled the scene of the accident. He knew at that moment that some one was hurt. He knew after hitting, not one, not two, but three vehicles that day; he was stuck in situation he needed to escape. He knew by getting into that car he was breaking the law. I hope and pray, that no one has to go through the tragedy that I went through. I hope and pray that no one would have to sit in a hospital waiting room day and night for three days, wondering if his or her love one is going to make it. I hope and pray that no one would have to make the decision to end life support of their love one. I hope and pray that no one will have to bury a love in such a matter that I did. And I hope and pray that no will ever be hurt by the hands of Michael Murray again. I hope and pray threw your decision here today that you will set an example with Mr Murry that this will never happen again