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    then drive home. One evening after having a great practice with her coaches and teammates, she jumped into her car, eager to get home and spend time with her family. Just a few minutes from home, everything turned horrific in a matter of seconds. A drunk driver crossed the centerline and hit her head-on. Rushed to the hospital, she was in critical condition. Family, friends, teammates, and coaches all sitting in the cold waiting room, patiently, waiting to hear the seriousness of her injuries.…

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    In the United states alone we have more drunk driving deaths, people in this country put people in danger by getting behind the wheel of a car while impaired. Cops set up roadblocks from time to time to catch whoever might be driving impaired mostly on holidays like the 4th of July or Christmas. Everyday in America about 28 people are killed in drunk driving traffic accidents and about 10,076 people were killed in 2013 in drunk driving accidents. This is an issue that needs to be stopped and…

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    Imagine this: a kid drives to a house party and gets blacked out drunk to talk to a pretty girl that is across the room because obviously no guy has the balls to do it sober. He ends up getting the girl to come home with him, but doesn’t want to pay for a taxi so he decides to drive back with her. As he’s driving, he passes a red light and loses control of the car and crashes into a tree. He loses consciousness for a couple of minutes. He then wakes up and sees that the girl’s body through the…

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    Driving under the influence of alcohol is a serious problem because it can lead to effects such as impaired driving, serious financial penalties, and health problems. First of all, driving while intoxicated is responsible for impaired driving. The NHTSA article states that, “Alcohol is a substance that reduces the function of the brain, impairing thinking, reasoning and muscle coordination. All these abilities are essential to operating a vehicle safely” (1). This quote shows that it is very…

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    caught drunk driving, what happens to them? 27 people are killed daily due to drunk drivers. In 2014 1.1 million drunk people driving are arrested. So what would happen if the punishment for the first time getting caught were more severe? Would less people commit the crime? Those that are getting caught driving intoxicated should have a more severe punishment. They have committed a serious crime. What if they had killed someone, or killed themselves. If the punishment for drinking and driving…

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    In the video there are many families that are affected by these drunk drivers who killed people they love. In one of the stories a man lost two children and his wife. His wife was also pregnant. Think of how sad you would feel if you were responsible for the deaths of those people. There were a lot of the stories that someone young died. In another story there was like a four month old child got killed. There are many things you can do to prevent this from happening. In the video a few of the…

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    “Drunk driving is a significant problem in the United States, costing thousands of lives and billions of dollars each year”(Preventing). Drunk driving is not just a huge problem in the United States, the whole world suffers from it. Some people do not see the real cost of drunk driving. When the driver is drunk, families experience losing a loved one, whether the deceased was part of the problem or not. The driver that consumes a significant amount of alcohol cannot control him or herself,…

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    According to mdot.ms.gov, “In 2012, drunk driving fatalities represented 31% of total traffic deaths in Mississippi” (“Facts and Stats”). This has become such a dreadful action in the state of Mississippi. Many friends and family members have been killed in recent years due to people drinking and driving. The Clarion-Ledger states, “Factors such as the percentage of deadly wrecks caused by drunk driving, speeding and careless driving were used to determine the rankings” (“Study: Mississippi…

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    Teen Drunk Driving Eight teens die every day in drunk driving crashes. It has also been reported that one out of every ten high school students drink and drive. Teens are already at high risk when they're sober behind the wheel. Driving under the influence (DUI) is just asking for more trouble. Teenage drunk driving is teens under the legal drinking age of 21 years old driving while intoxicated or drunk with high blood alcohol content or concentration.2 You are considered a teen from the ages…

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    Drunk driving is a dangerous, irresponsible and illegal act, and can affect many people's’ lives. Drunk driving increases the chances that the driver will be involved in an accident, which in turn puts other drivers and any passengers riding with them at risk of becoming injured. Drunk drivers’ judgement is impaired, and their ability to react to their surroundings greatly suffers as a result. All people are affected by drunk driving, because driving drunk is not only harmful to the drunk driver…

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