Personal Narrative: Driving On The Wrong Side Of The Road

It is illegal to drive on the wrong side of the road. Everyone that drives and anyone with common sense knows that. Martinez was due in court on September 29th for being charged with possession of ecstasy, as the article states. This wouldn’t be the first time he was placed before a judge. The article clearly gives a few of the charges on Martinez’s record such as battery, drug possession, and grand theft. This man had drugs in his possession and a record to go along with his name. That makes me wonder how exactly he got onto the expressway and if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Had he survived, I feel as though he would be charged with driving under the influence and, if his recklessness had resulted in any fatalities, vehicular manslaughter.
I don’t have my license yet so I don’t really have experience on the road let alone an expressway, but I tend to look outside my window while my family and I are out on the road. While doing so I never really see too many policemen watching out for any lawbreakers. I could be mistaken or seriously oblivious to their presence, but I don’t know. To me, it seems like there more crime than the authorities can handle. The article states that “...there were 224 wrong-way crashes on the turnpike system statewide from 2003 to 2012, including 22 fatal crashes.” That’s roughly 24.8 crashes a year. As I’ve said before, driving on the wrong side of the road is illegal, especially if it results in even a single fatality. There should be more measures taken to prevent wrong-way accidents or at least lower the rate of