There should be no surprise that drunk driving is a immense problem in our country. The penalties for drunk driving have increased because of the impact it causes on families who lose their children, fathers, mothers, or other family members to death and/or disability. So when individual take the risk of drinking and driving, they are taking the risk on the lives that are out there and of their own. People who are on the road, who know the rules of road, should be charged with murder. As a society, we should be aware with our action, especially when people lives are involved.
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So when you drive and you 're not careful and aware of what your doing, terrible thing can happen. You can injure someone, injure yourself, damage property, or even kill someone. When people play on these actions, not only are they hurting them but you are hurting their families too. Another example, in Phoenix Arizona, a drunk driver killed two parents Isaiah Blanco and Crystal McDonald and paralyzed a 4 year old girl Esperanza from the waist down. When the victim sister arrived at the sense she said” She was scared she couldn 't get pregnant, and when she found out she was pregnant she was so happy, delighted," because it was already hard for her to become pregnant and when she did it was a miracle to her. Knowing that one incident has changed this little girl life, by taking away her parents and never being able to walk again is something that will take a toll on her for the rest of her life. The drunk driver was a 28 year old man whose drinking was above the legal limit. He was not identified by the police but he was charged with homicide and aggravated assault.
It is important to know that there are consequences of drinking and driving. When you drive drunk, you can get arrested, damage property,several injuries, and thousands of deaths each year. From 2001-2010, By Matthew Chambers, Mindy Liu, and Chip Moore from the Department