I just want to know what the purpose of drunk driving is and why people out themselves and other people at risk. Is there a purpose to it? Last night my boyfriends sister was killed by a drunk driver. She was driving home from work on the interstate when he hit her the first time, then t-boned her. She was killed on impact. I was on the phone last night with my boyfriend for a good three hours, and was also on the phone with him after he had to identify her freshly battered body as his sister. I didn't know his sister that well, i mean i met her a couple of times, but i heard about her all the time. She was suppose to graduate college in exactly one month and a little over a week. She had an amazing boyfriend that was planning on proposing to her on her birthday, next saturday. The guy that hit her, (God bless his soul) blew a breathalizer of 1.8, and of couse survied. Was only 24, but can you imagine being 24 and facing something like this? But why?
I honestly don't see where putting a family in this much pain would be worth the risk of driving intoxicated. I couldn't handle this, i couldn't be strong and say thing happen. This could have been avoided. If he wouldn't have gotten behind the wheel that night, if he would have taken a taxi or even a DD, she would stil be here. i wouldn't want to wish anything like this to anyone.
What will happen to the man that hit her? He can't being her back for the family. He'll never be able to say 'i'm sorry' and have that make everything better. What would you do in this situation? This is devestating for both families, the family that lost a loved one and the family that has to settle with the fact that their son made the stupid decision to drive while he was intoxicated. I guess decisions like this i will never seem to understand why they occur. This scares me to death, that could have been anyone of us. Why put yourself at that risk? or others at that risk? Why not have the responsibility to not drive, or not to drink if you do drive? would you feel guility?
I'm still speech less, i get the lump in my throat, and tears in my eyes everytime i think about it. i've been with this guy for about 2 years now, and i've never ever seen him cry. And he didn't cry until he had to identify the body. It was devestating. i couldn't handle it. what do you say to something like this? what do you do? all i know is i feel very truely deeply sorry for any one and everyone out there that has every gone through this horrible pain before. When it all could be prevented.
So i guess my biggest point here isn't to preach to the choir, its to ask why mostly. and i also just wanted to save another couple of families of this pain. This isn't just horrible this is hell. So please save the life of the people in the vehicles around you, and ask yourself before you get into that car, is this worth it? Do i want to do this to someones family?
God bless.
first off, best wishes to your boyfriend and his family, I could never imagine having to go through that.
what's rough is that no matter what happens to the guy it won't seem like enough.
Over Christmas I was in Ohio and on Christmas Eve we were on the way back from Wal-Mart when we saw an accident (on car had no windows left and the other was completely overturned) we were really worried so we stopped to ask if they needed us to call anyone. There were about 8 or 10 guys standing in the middle of the road (I'm guessing all between 18 and 20). It was then that we realized they were drunk. They freaked out and didn't want us to call and one guy made the comment "We don't need anyone else dead tonight". After pulling away we called 911 to report the accident. The next morning on the news it was reported that there was someone in the overturned car that had died, and another guy died that night of internal bleeding. Two of their friends were now dead b/c of their stupid mistakes. The drivers of the cars are going to prison. The rest may serve some jail time and will definitely get probation for a long time. I don't think any amount of fun drinking could be worth that. It's just dumb.
i think you did the right think calling the police after leaving the accident. i probably would have called then right thern and there. i think everyone should know the disadvantages of drunk driving, i almost wish everyone could feel the pain of losing someone, they would probably never ever drive agian. thanks agian for the comment!
i think you did the right think calling the police after leaving the accident. i probably would have called then right thern and there. i think everyone should know the disadvantages of drunk driving, i almost wish everyone could feel the pain of losing someone, they would probably never ever drive agian. thanks agian for the comment!
you're right...people don't know how it feels until they've been through it...I know that I can't comprehend how it would feel...I don't understand how after so many accidents and such people still don't get the hint. I wish more people would responsibility. I know at my school on our new cast the week before spring break, prom, and graduation they show tons of things about drunk driving...some of it is pretty gruesome...and this year they had a senior from another school come in...he went drinking last summer (aged 17) and drove...he killed a women who was pregnant and is now on probation till 21 among other things...it really made a lot of my friends re-think their spring break partying...and your welcome for the comment I try to be compassionate