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December 29, 2015

"Affluenza" Teenager Ethan Couch Detained with Mother in Mexico
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And Ethan Couch, the white Texas teenager spared jail time after he
killed four people in a drunk-driving crash, has been detained with his
mother by authorities in Mexico. Ethan Couch killed a motorist and three
Good Samaritans who had stopped to help her, and left one of his friends
with brain damage. But he was sentenced to no time in jail after a
psychologist testified he had "affluenza"—meaning his wealthy
upbringing left him unable to tell right from wrong. Couch disappeared
with his mother after video appeared to show him at a party, a possible
violation of his probation. He and his mother were detained near the
Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta.


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