Drinking and Driving
Drinking and driving has become the leading cause of deaths in today’s society. Each year the amount of people engaging in drunk driving increases greatly. Young teens to adults as well partake in the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol takes a toll on the human brain to cause people to make immoral decisions. Not only is this affecting yourself but the innocent people around you. Driving drunk can lead to serious penalties. Every day we see and hear terrible tragedies about the loss of loved ones. Many consequences have been enforced but sadly that is not enough. We need to accept that alcohol is going to play a major role in many people’s lives. More action needs to be taken to stop the madness of drinking and driving.
On the news, radio, and newspapers, we see and hear stories about families, friends and loved ones being lost. The rate of deaths in America has increased significantly throughout the years. Studies have been shown that three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol related crash at some point in their lives. According to an article “the impaired driving”, written by the Centers for disease control and prevention, it is said that drunk driving is the leading criminal cause of deaths in the United States. It is also said that more than 17,000 people are the victims of drunk driving accidents every year and approximately 40% of all motor-vehicle victims are alcohol related. Drunk driving is a serious matter. It is also affecting our community as well and the people not even involved in this catastrophe. $114.3 billion a year is being granted by the public from drunk driving. What is sad to see are teenagers not even reaching the correct drinking age to already be involved with DUI or DWI charges. I personally believe that this is not fair to us who don’t drink. We should not be affected by the carelessness of a decision that someone chooses to make.
An innocent person such as Katie Flynn has become a victim of drunk driving. In 2005,
On the news, radio, and newspapers, we see and hear stories about families, friends and loved ones being lost. The rate of deaths in America has increased significantly throughout the years. Studies have been shown that three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol related crash at some point in their lives. According to an article “the impaired driving”, written by the Centers for disease control and prevention, it is said that drunk driving is the leading criminal cause of deaths in the United States. It is also said that more than 17,000 people are the victims of drunk driving accidents every year and approximately 40% of all motor-vehicle victims are alcohol related. Drunk driving is a serious matter. It is also affecting our community as well and the people not even involved in this catastrophe. $114.3 billion a year is being granted by the public from drunk driving. What is sad to see are teenagers not even reaching the correct drinking age to already be involved with DUI or DWI charges. I personally believe that this is not fair to us who don’t drink. We should not be affected by the carelessness of a decision that someone chooses to make.
An innocent person such as Katie Flynn has become a victim of drunk driving. In 2005,