"Thoughtless?" The guy drank and drove! He was responsible for the death of passenger and could have killed god knows how many other drivers or pedestrians. Are we supposed to pretend that he didn't engage in an extremely hazardous activity that was a danger to the lives of others just because he's dead?

That kind of "polite" erasure is why so many people aren't aware that driving under the influence IS such a big problem. I'm sick of it, and I side with Ebert.