Senseless Deaths

You are entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts. That said, all I know is what was reported in the local rag.

One 17 year old girl dead.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/update-17-year-old-girl-dies-in-sunday-night-crash-near-island-grove-park/

The driver ran but left the front bumper behind complete with a license plate.

Five car crash. Driver charged with a DUI.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/evans-woman-arrested-for-dui-following-5-car-crash-in-greeley/

Not reported in the paper but heard from another (unverified) source this isn’t the driver’s first rodeo.

This is not a lenient DUI county.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/byers-man-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-in-fatal-2017-crash-in-evans/

Doesn’t seem to have much deterrent effect.

Two more senseless deaths from a nearby town.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/windsor-father-daughter-die-in-weekend-crash-in-wyoming/

Hope I never get calloused about these alcohol fueled incidents. Damn, I loath drunk drivers!

Sad Ending for 2013

My sister got a call tonight from a coworker asking my sister for help. The coworker doesn't have a driver license, and received a text from one of her sons that he had been in an accident a few blocks from my sister's house. Please go there and check it out.

Young man caused an accident. Was under the influence. Is now under arrest. Is still on probation from some earlier infraction. The only good news was no one seriously hurt.

So, jail, bail, a tow bill, impound fees, vehicle repair and probation revocation. Court, lawyers, fines, more probation, classes, random whiz tests, and an ignition interlock (and that is a maybe). Depending on his past record, maybe three years in prison.

I have no sympathy for the son. The burden will fall on the mother. Her I feel terrible for. I've been in her shoes, and it hurts! 

You can talk tough love all you want, but, that is your child. You don't stop being a parent.

So many friends, family, and coworkers have been hammered by this problem. A favored cousin was killed by a drunk driver. She had one of the happiest marriages I've ever witnessed, and two young sons.

Here is hoping for a sober 2014. A special thanks to all the first responders that deal with the blood and carnage. Stay safe and go home to your families at the end of you shift, please.