Telling the truth about why a drunk, speeding driver killed himself and someone else is not something that I consider "insensitive". I would be PISSED OFF if anyone tried to pat me on the head and "poor dear, let's not talk about the alcohol problem" after the alcoholic in my family died. Ebert didn't e-mail the family saying their son drank too much and got what he deserved. In fact, he never said anything like that anywhere, and never invaded their space. He said, basically, driving drunk and speeding are things that will get you killed, and here is proof. Which I would be shouting from the rooftops if the drunk driving alcoholic in my family had just died.

And when Ebert made his remarks, he knew that the dude drank 3 beers and 3 shots and then sped. He drank alcohol, lots of it, before driving, and then sped. Ebert wasn't reasoning in advance of facts at all.