she thought that she would get something like two years or was under that impression, and now that this has happened, she's desperate.
I do feel bad for her on one level, but while what happened in the car is debatable, there is no debate that she was intoxicated and there is also no debate that it is illegal to drive while intoxicated.
I may be in the minority here, but I do think that she should get two years simply because that's what the victim's families wanted- both of them. I don't have a problem with the sentence either though- you make your bed you have to lie in it. I may be naive, but I don't think that the families want to sue Stuart just to try to get more money and made an agreement with Karen to ask for the minimum simply because they can all sue Stuart whether Karen gets the life sentence or community service. Also, if they were going after money, why share it with Karen?