Today I had a confernce with a 16 year old girl that was arrested for a DUI. She had her drivers license for less than two short months. Her story is that she wasn't feeling well, headach and a stomach ache, so she didn't go to school. But, around 10:00am she was bored, so the only way to get over her boredom was to start drinking. I told her normally when one is not feeling well alcohol just worsens their 'sickness'...But, she said that is not the case with her....So, she had a couple of beers and then moved on to vodka shots. She claims she only had a couple beers and 5-6 vodka shots during 10:00-3:00pm, which in reality it's probably double that amount. At 3:00pm she went to pick her 14 year old friend up from school. On the way to her friends house she started not to feel very well so she pulled over and started throwing up out the window. And, that is when the police arrived on the scene. She failed all but one of her tests and she blew a .20 on the preliminary breath test, which if you are not aware the legal limit is .08. She doesn't think she has a problem with alcohol, even though she normally drinks every weekend, sometimes during the week, and worst of all she drinks alone. On top of that she is being treated for depression, I guess she doesn't realize that alcohol can be a depressant, especially when drinking/taking shots alone. I see a suicidal alcoholic in her near future.
This is the kind of BS that makes me not want to drive with my kid in the car.
ReplyDeleteYes, and she could have cared less even when I told her she was lucky she didn't kill herself, her 14 yoa friend, or a complete stranger. There is no hope for her...
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