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While I have never personally been involved in a crash caused by drunk driving, as a firefighter I have approached the aftermath of many. The worst drunk driving accident I have witnessed was a car that had rolled three times. The guy flew out the front window, leaving deep cuts all over his head. Because he was intoxicated, he tried to get up and move around, oblivious to his injuries or pain. He didn’t even realize he had gotten into an accident. As I watched the scene unfold, it made me angry

In 2013, 10,076 people died because of drunk drivers. One every 52 minutes. 290,000 were injured because of the accidents (MADD). In 2012, 3,328 people died because of car crashes due to the fact that drivers were on their phones. 421,000 were injured (Texting and Driving Statistics). Driving is not an easy task so you should always be attentive to what you’re doing. A big difference between both is being sober and being drunk. Someone that’s drunk isn’t fully aware of what’s going on. Someone who

killed in drunk driving incidents. Out of those people, 65% (6,515) were drivers, 27% (2,724) were passengers, and 8% (837) were non-passengers (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). Over half of those fatalities (67.1%) involved blood alcohol levels over .15% (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). The legal blood-alcohol content is .08%. Drunk driving caused 31% of deaths in car crashes in 2013 (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). In 2012, 402 people were killed by alcohol impairment in North Carolina (“Drunk Driving Statistics”)

stupid things you would mostly never do if you weren't drunk. If alcohol was banned it would solve many problems such as drunk driving and much more. Alcohol should be banned across the country. To start if alcohol was banned drunk driving would be eliminated. According to the CDC “In 2014, 9,967 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third (31%) of all traffic-related deaths in the United States”. Drunk driving is caused by alcohol, and without the drug people

Resolutions for Drunk Driving Drunk driving has become a serious controversial issue. Supporters argue drunk driving kills each year, and there needs to be tough polices to prevent it. Opponents argue that aggressive methods needed for drunk driving violate suspects’ rights if they are under the influence of alcohol. In the article “Drunk Driving”, the author reminds us that “39% of all traffic related deaths are related to alcohol.” Thus, the drunk driving rates is high, and must be stopped because

Safety Administration says that this year there has people 500,000 people, or one person every other minute will get hurt in a alcohol-related accident. 10,000 will die due to drunk drivers, which is about one death every hour. Around 50% of car crashes that lead to death are caused to alcohol (Cooper, n.d.). Michael Scott from Drunk Drivers says that about 1/5 of people have admitted to drinking and driving at least once in their lives and 94% of accidents occur after 3am when you are more likely to have

Drunk driving is a reckless, selfish, and foolish thing to do at any time or in any place. When driving drunk you are putting more lives than just you own at risk. It is illegal to drive drunk. Driving under the influence of many medications can also cause you trouble when controlling your vehicle. Even common drugs for colds, headaches, or allergies can cause problems when operating a motor vehicle. Other drugs such as marijuana also affect your ability to drive. From Unit 07, Lesson 03 we can

lucky to survive because the chances of him making it were very slim. The cause of this accident was drunk driving, a man hit my uncle out of nowhere. The man who was driving did not get hurt and left the scene right after he hit my uncle. Many drunk drivers are careless and do not realize the damage that they can cause to many people’s lives. My uncle was lucky enough to survive an accident from drunk driving while many people are not as fortunate. Even though my uncle did not die he was still severely

Drunk Driving Consequences Almost 30 people are involved in an alcohol-related crash every day.(DUI foundation) Over the last year drunk driving accident cases have increased, if we make the penalty one year drunk drivers won’t be on the road increasing the risk of car crashes, and it deters them from doing it again if at all. Those who are caught driving after consuming alcohol should lose their driver’s license for at least one year. Drunk driving accident cases have increased over the past year

families to fall apart and ruin lives because of their outrageous laws. In the past, the solution for drunk drivers was they would get a DUI that leads them to go to jail, impound their car, and suspend their license. This solution does not help anyone at all instead the solution causes more problems. If a person drinks and drive a police officer