Drinking and driving has deadly consequences - and more often than not it is the innocent and unsuspecting driver who loses his or her life - not the drunk driver.
Take a reported story of fellow just into his early twenties and add ten beers to his blood stream. Put him behind the wheel of his pick-up and hold your breath as he attempts to navigate on the open highway. ONLY he heads off in the wrong direction driving on the wrong side of the highway. WRONG WAY drivers often are the cause of catastrophic accidents and this case was no exception.
The young man's truck slammed into a tanker on a highway and the result was an explosion and fireball that lit up the sky for miles. The truck driver was killed in this horrific collision.
The drunk driver is behind bars having miraculously escaping with HIS life.
The news report quotes the driver who caused the accident as being 'real sorry'. He was further quoted as saying he knew he'd caused 'a real bad accident'.
The tanker driver had spoken to his wife on the phone only moments before the accident that claimed his life. He'd told her he had a couple more deliveries and would then be on his way home.
Even in the retelling of this incident it is difficult to decide whether it is more gut-wrenching or heart-wrenching. The man leaves behind 3 children as well. It is difficult to imagine losing your loved one at all - let alone in a conflagration caused by negligence and ignorance.
A driver who is intoxicated and causes a wrongful death of another can be assured that the world as they know it is about to change drastically.
Don't, don't, don't drink and drive.
Greg Baumgartner is a Houston DWI accident victims lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping injury victims seek civil justice. For a free no obligation consultation with a Texas personal injury lawyer call the Baumgartner firm.
