As part of his community service, Huntzinger spoke about his experience at local high schools. Despite a few bumps early in his incarceration, administrators at Decker Lake found he was sensitive and articulate enough to be a peer mediator to help other teens.

Wednesday, Mary Phillips reacted with anger and disappointment over Huntzinger's apparent relapse.
"This kid was given every chance by Utah taxpayers," she said, noting the education he got while at Decker Lake. "A lot of Utah taxpayers' dollars went into fixing this kid up."

Now, Phillips said, she plans to do everything in her power to make sure officials in Arizona know his past. She plans on sending a letter to the county prosecutor as well as to the judge.

"They're not dealing with a first-time offender," she said.
Phillips knows relapses are common and isn't surprised that Huntzinger is apparently drinking again.
She said people who are addicted need to be continually assessed and treated. What does surprise her is that Huntzinger chose to get behind the wheel again.

"You can see the blood, you can see the guts, but if you have a substance-abuse problem, you'll be out there again," she said.

Last fall, the Deseret Morning News talked to the families of those involved in the accident for a story on where they were at 10 years later. Although Huntzinger did not return calls requesting an interview, his mother, Noreen Thomson, briefly mentioned he was, for the most part, doing well and had turned his life around and was starting up his own business.

Shortly after the article ran, the Morning News received an e-mail from a woman claiming to be one of Huntzinger's relatives, scolding the paper for doing the story. She wrote that Huntzinger had lived a "clean life" since the accident.