Drunk Driving Essay

waking up to a phone call at 3am, you pick it up and it was the doctor from the hospital,he is calling to let you know your son has been in a terrible car accident due to drunk driving,due to the crash he is in serious condition and you and your husband had to come down now. You're so scared but so mad at him for drinking and driving, your so shaky your husband drives for you,rushing to the hospital. As you step out of the car you're walking so fast you're practically running towards the…

About seventeen years ago, on September 19, 1999, at four o’clock in the morning, a horrible tragedy occurred. Natalia Bennett was driving her and four friends home from a birthday party. Then suddenly, a boy named Reggie Stephey drifted over the center lane and crashed into Bennett’s car. Stephey had been drinking that night with his friends and thought he was capable driving home under the influence of alcohol. He obviously was not capable. Stephey planned on attending college with an athletic…

died in car crashes, often involving alcohol and distracted driving. (“Tips and Statistics”) If the United States were to raise the legal driving age to 19 it would decrease accidents caused from lack of experience and fatalities from distracted driving. The main leading cause in death among teens are fatal car crashes. Take for example sophomore Clayton Boen, a young basketball player who was killed in a vehicle being driven by his drunk 17 year old friend. (Kotowski, Price) Clayton didn't…

According to MADD (Mothers against Drunk Driving) a research based study established that there was an average budget savings of $50,000 for every spot check, as well as over $3,000 in medical expenses. Others have established that checkpoints save between $6 and $23 dollars for each dollar financed…

According to the United States Department of Transportation, in 2016 about 29 people died in alcohol-impaired vehicle crashes every day; resulting to about one person every 50 minutes. Drunk-driving fatalities claim the lives of loved ones each and every day. Companies such as Budweiser, are doing their part to advertise safe drinking while making smart decisions. The “Friends are Waiting” commercial produced by Budweiser aired in September of 2014. With the use of an adorable Labrador puppy,…

should think about how he is getting home and all the other innocent people. While it does not always turn out bad, drinking and driving is the worst thing anyone can do because it puts ones future at risk, it kills innocent people, it kills one’s self, and it causes emotional scars. One alcohol beverage can kill Dave or someone else if he is driving, even if he is not driving very far (Larsen 1). Alcohol is the leading factor in motor vehicle death (Smith 1). A 24-year-old man ran a red light…

“We all make mistakes” in our life we all have heard this, but what happen when that mistake takes a life. Jessica Leslie made a mistake like that, because she was drinking and driving she ended a life. Driving is a serious matter, it is a privilege and while drinking is legal for those over 21, it is illegal to drink and drive. Jessica mistakes can never be fix, how she felt and how her recklessness change the life of a family forever is something that she will have to carry for the rest of her…

Driving it is something most people do 87% of the American population have their driver’s license. In a recent survey 75% of people think driving in the winter is more dangerous than driving in the summer but they are wrong. According to Forbes magazine over 800 more people are killed in the summer vs winter. There are many reasons to this the main 2 are speeding, andalcohol. Speeding it is estimated that everyone may speed in their life time during driving even if it’s only for passing a car…

The story behind these cases is interesting because it shows a difference in the system when one has money and one doesn’t. Ethan couch was drunk driving a vehicle with the age of 16 not only was he underage drinking but wasn’t supposed to be driving under such conditions. He crash against a crowd of people and took the life of four innocent people. In the other case we have a young man with the same age named, Eric B. Miller, who took ten dollars from his grandfather and used it to buy vodka.…

Drinking and driving has been getting worse and worse these days. More and more people are doing it and it has been effecting everyone who has done it all differently. People are getting in trouble and getting severely hurt. In this paper I will be persuading the world and anyone who has ever drank and drive before to not do it anymore and to give it up completely. As anyone in the world knows or should know that drinking and driving is not only extremely dangerous but it is just plain stupid…