family of four‚ instead of the drunk driver killed the family of four. Watch almost any nightly news and you will see a story about someone in the community who gets butchered by a drunk driver. The Center for Disease Control reported that in 2013 there were 10‚076 Americans killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. That is almost 30 of us every day. It is an unbelievable figure. Yet we rarely blame the car for the deadly crash; instead we blame the drunk driver. However‚ when it comes to a mad
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In 2010‚ every 2-hours three people were killed in alcohol-related highway crashes. The same year‚ The Coast Guard reported 154 recreational boating fatalities ‚ 22.9%‚ of which involved alcohol use as a contributing factor. (Drunk Drivers by the Numbers 2012) By contrast‚ trains and metros have significant fewer incidents and deaths involving alcohol but these sporadic events can cause larger‚ more wide spread destruction. This is why the United States Government has taken measures to ensure that
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Geistman 1 Professor C Randall English 1020-3rd period 11 February 2015 The inspiring story of Jacqueline Saburido Advertisements posted on the website facesofdrunkdriving.com share multiple stories of people who were unexpectedly struck by drunk drivers. There was one story in particular that stood out to me more than the others and that was Jacqueline Saburido’s. This advertisement makes a powerful statement about how drunk driving can not only kill someone‚ but can also scar someone for life. The
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One afternoon‚ before practice‚ the entire team walked into the locker room as our coach told us the news. The older brother of one of the senior players had been drinking and driving and killed the cousin of another player who was in my grade. The driver‚ his brother‚ was so drunk‚ he didn’t even know he hit someone. Nobody knew what to say; we all seemed lost. We didn’t see both of those players for a couple of weeks. The senior player was basically the leader of the team. Suddenly the players started
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crash when doing so. Around 32% of all fatal car crashes involve drinking and driving. On average two out of three people will be in a drunk driving crash. According to Very Well‚ "A driver with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 or greater is seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal motor crash than is a driver who has not consumed alcoholic beverages." As you can see‚ drinking and
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them to share their stories with offenders. MADD can also monitor court hearings by making sure that justice is served for the victims who have lost their lives. The MADD website provides testimonies from families who have lost loved ones to a drunk driver. The organization sponsors a MADD walk to gain funding donations to end drunk driving. The organization will also accept vehicles as a
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Driving while intoxicate can form lawsuits against you “the driver” that caused the accidents. You can faced criminal charges; includes jail time‚ license lose‚ and sued by their
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for safety. Alcohol and drugs can interfere with even the most skilled and experiened drivers’ safely. In order to drive safely‚ you must be alert‚ aware of your environment and able to make decisions. Your hands‚ feet and eyes are required to control the vehicle‚ and consumption or use of alcohol or drugs alter the function of your brain‚ which controls all of these. This can lead to unsafe driving for drivers themselves‚ as well as those on the road around them. Alcohol blunts alertness and reduces
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Memorandum TO: Professor William T. Jones FROM: Can Liu RE: Immar Medrano case DATE: July 13‚ 2016 Question Presented Are the actions of Immar Medrano‚ who was employed as a journeyman electrician by Marshall Electrical Contracting‚ Inc.‚ at the time of the automobile accident within the course and scope of his employment‚ thus entitling his family members to workers’ compensation benefits? Short Answer Yes. The actions of Immar Medrano at the time of the automobile accident are within the
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Corey Friedman’s Lawmakers Target Drunk Drivers‚ appeared in North Carolina’s “Wilsons Daily Times” on February 18‚ 2013. In his essay‚ Friedman‚ explains new bills and laws that are trying to get passed by North Carolina’s congress. They will target and prevent drunk driving across the state by developing harsher laws and consequences for those found guilty of these offenses. Friedman uses many different perspectives on the issue by restating various North Carolina state representatives‚ and various
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