I've had friends that were just like this, they're all gone now.

Unfortunately, the longer someone gets away with something the more invincible they feel. Then they have that one time where it all goes bad and they don't get the chance to learn from it.

 

You can say that again.

Then again, mommy and daddy buys all his toys... I dunno why... he's a grown man with no job, living it up at home, and having a fake girlfriend that just goes along for the power trip. ---- I love it... it's just like a directors cut from a reality show, but it like movie popcorn with all the chedder cheese and movie theater butter combined...

 

Valentines evening 2002 we were all at a freinds house and was drinking and i only had three beers was 18 years old at the time and my girlfriend got in a arguement with another person and jumped in her ranger and took off, well i got in my truck and was trying to catch up to her and id just caught up to her and she went around a turn and the ranger fishtailed and slide off the road and she corrected it and went back across the road and rolled 4 times. She wasnt wearing a seatbelt and got thrown out of the vehicle. I stopped my truck and jumped out and couldnt find her any where, i finally heard a noise and found her about a 200 feet from the wreck. She was barely breathing and she was holding the cross necklace that i had given her for valentines day. Called the ambulance and i rode with her to the hospital and she died still holding the cross necklace. From that day on i told myself i will NEVER drink and drive after seeing what i did. I still have nightmares about that nite but 8 years has passed and it still hasnt gotten much easier.

 

I have lost many friends to suicide, car accidents, and DUI....never easy to deal with that is for sure. Very sorry to hear about your loss!

No matter how these things happen it only ever leaves the rest of us asking why?


I saw a sign in a bar once that read "when frisky with whiskey don't drive cause its risky". Had a busted up horse carriage, kinda 1800's style... A funny picture on the sign, but a VERY serious message.

 

I like signs like that because it drives home the point without coming across as preachy, which guarantees people will tune out the message. It's also something that sticks in your memory.

 

my hats off to you sir, that takes one hell of a man to live with that. i know i couldnt deal with it

ive never had a family/friend die from DUI but I've responded to many accidents where people have been fatally injured. Those are the ones where I'd rather direct traffic than be the man that covers the body with a tarp

 

Might sound mean but at least they didn't take any innocent people with them. I have gotten so tired of hearing about DUI's that kill someone and they walk away fine since they were drunk and only get a slap on the wrist because they didn't know what they were doing. I say start holding the bars accounable (you really can't hold a praivate house) and give the driver more then a blow and go which you can get around.

 

I understand what your saying but what makes situations like this so tragic is that it's completely preventable, no matter who gets killed. As for holding bars accountable, I don't agree with that. It's not their fault when someone makes a bad decision.

 

Yes but at the same time the bars let them get drunk intell they become a problem and then kick them out to make them someone elses problem knowing full well that they most likly are going to go drive.

 

buddy of mine got pretty dang drunk and wanted to go home..which was 20 miles away, so i found someone to drive him and his truck home, and i drove all that way to pick her up from his house...i wasnt gonna let him drive all that way knowing he wasnt able to drive...i would rather spend an hour of my life driving to save his...

 

I always wondered this about bars.... people go there knowing they are going to drink and knowing they will need to get back home after drinking Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed myself at bars before, but always had the above thought in my head so i never drank more than 1 or 2. I have always cared more about the people I was with cause they just let themselves go. I think Its the responsibility of those who are going to be enjoying themselves to make sure they can do so the next day by getting a designated driver or calling a cab.

Around my area, especially on new years tow truck companies will pick you and your car up for free and tow you home within the city, outside of the city its like 20 bucks if within 45 miles. Many cabs go free after midnight too, just so people will take the ride home.

 

Agreed. It doesn't change the fact that people need to be responsible for themselves instead of relying on others to do it for them.

Good post.

Exactly the point I'm trying to make.

 

Thank you all for your support. My thoughts and prayers go out to those that have been affected by a similar situation. It is just a sad situation no matter how you look at it. It is an expensive lesson that is learned way too many times in our world today.

 

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss

 

I'm very sorry for your loss. I'm 26 and it seems like yesterday I was graduating high school. At 18, it never could have happened to me, and I drove multiple times wasted with people in my truck. Did lots of stupid things. Now at 26 and having seen friends and classmates die, I wonder how couldnt it have happened to me. I used to be invincible. Now, not even close. Im cautious going through a 25 mph stop light intersection. The thought of doing something risky has almost all left my mind. I guess when you physically see someone really injured, or you see your sister hit head on and pull her out of a mangled wreck after a drunk hit her, you get scared of anything and everything that poses risk.