Author Topic: Teen killed after picking up first car, hit by wrong-way driver on I-5 (Read 1439 times)

Karnak · « **Reply #45 on:** June 18, 2003, 10:30:46 PM »

My father was one of these habitual drunk drivers, show up at 3AM for a screaming match on the lawn.

He had so many accidents (fortunately single vehicle accidents) that I can't even remember them all.

Finally the county threw him in jail for 6 months. So far as I know he hasn't had an achoholic drink since.

I have a very[/u] hard rule that I follow. If I have had anything[/u] to drink I absolutely will not drive.

Sometimes this is annoying as I am always the driver when my friends and I go out to dinner, but I can live with that.

I'm not sure I could live with the knowlege that I[/u] killed somebody because I put myself behind the wheel of a 5,000lb battering ram when I couldn't control it. I will not let that happen.

rpm · « **Reply #46 on:** June 18, 2003, 10:39:57 PM »

Sucks to be her.

SOB · « **Reply #47 on:** June 18, 2003, 10:58:47 PM »

Nice to hear from someone with experience. Thanks for the info, Mav.

SOB

capt. apathy · « **Reply #48 on:** June 19, 2003, 12:01:27 AM »

Karnak, same rule myself. I either drink where I will be sleeping or arange another ride home.

also from a purely economic point of view- you could get a limo to pick you up at the bar and take you home once a week for a year for the price of your first dui. and it gets more expensive as you go.

Maniac · « **Reply #49 on:** June 19, 2003, 03:14:27 AM »

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We need to throw the drunk drivers in the hooskow for a significant amount of time on the FIRST offense,

An good friend of mine is going to jail for six months for driving while drunk.

First time he got caught he got to do one month in jail and now the second time its six months... This is Sweden tough...