The driver passed other motorists who were trying to warn him, blowing their horns, flashing their lights, pulling over to the side of the road, ... But he continued, exit after exit.

He told police he had an argument with his girlfriend, he was in despair, ... This defendant was trying to end his own life.

Survivors are grateful that there's someone who won't give up. We're trying to give some peace and some solace to people who have not known what happened to their loved one. But I don't use the word 'closure.' We can't close the book. It's never going to be closed.

It's not a dead community at all.

He realized the case was very strong and there was no purpose in going to trial.

I wouldn't call it hedging bets. I thought it was giving a jury the opportunity to decide the correct crime to convict a defendant for.