The judge did not require community service, but did mandate that Driscoll donate money annually to an organization against drunk driving, according to Weiss.

He will also be barred from driving and consuming alcohol, will be subject to random urinalysis, and will have to participate in an alcohol treatment program.

Driscoll was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs, Shepack said.

A clerk at the Litchfield Superior Court said Driscoll began serving his sentence immediately at the Walker Reception Center in Suffield, CT. He will remain there for about four to six weeks, until it is determined at what type of facility he should serve the rest of the sentence.

Life After the Tragedy

As Driscoll began serving his sentence, Craig's relatives and friends gathered in her house to reflect and plan a course of action.

Craig's mother said the harassment that has been directed at her family throughout the case--people driving past her house and shouting--let up last week.

"We just have to wait until somebody is caught in the act," she said. going to be a case on it if we catch someone."

For now, she said, she is working to change laws concerning drunk driving.

"I have to regroup. I certainly will be...writing to various legislators about the fact that you can't go for [first degree manslaughter] in this state," Valerie Craig said. "We are pushing for that. It won't do Sarah's case any good, but it might do some future case some good.