“Mm-hmm‚” Katie cocked her MAC-11 and kept her eyes straight ahead to the van. As I neared the van again‚ the man loaded another drum magazine into his RPK‚ cocked the action and resumed firing at us. A civilian car swerved in front of us in an evasive maneuver‚ and I tried to get around it but clipped its left rear corner‚ and it spun out on the side of the road. “Shit!” I looked back at the car which had screeched to a halt then turned my attention back to the van. The man in the back fired some
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Why You Should Not Drink and Drive Drinking and driving is a continuous problem here in the United States. No matter what state you live in‚ there is a law against it. Although each state has its own laws‚ they are generally similar in nature and in severity. Driving under the influence is dangerous due to the fact that it affects a person’s ability to think and react‚ both clearly and in a timely manner. Without clear thought and immediate control of motor skills‚ a person poses a high danger
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AN ANALYSIS OF A CONTINGENCY PROGRAM ON DESIGNATED DRIVERS AT A COLLEGE BAR This article is reviewing the dangers of drinking and driving. Drinking and driving is a leading cause of death in teens and young adults. Many of these people don’t think of having one drink and driving home at drinking and driving but one drink can cause you to be inebriated more than you realize. A designated driver (DD) is ‘a drinking-age adult who agrees not to drink any alcoholic beverages and to safely
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certain drinking and driving law. This involves lowering the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) from 0.10% to 0.08% nationwide. However‚ this attention is misdirected. By looking at my personal experiences‚ statistics‚ and current laws‚ it is clear that there is no need for lowering the BAC. First off‚ I do not drink. Yet‚ I’ve had many experiences relating to drinking and driving through my friends. One thing I’ve noticed is that it is extremely hard for people to tell if they are legally drunk or not. Furthermore
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Workers’ Compensation Before meeting his death‚ Immar Medrano was an employee of Marshalls Electrical Contracting Incorporation employed. Medrano died in a road accident on February 28‚ 2011 when his car was hit by a drunk truck driver as he was driving a traineeship night class in Sedalia back home (FindLaw). Medrano’s employer covered his book and tuition fees for the classes he was attending. The law provides workers with the right to seek reimbursement for damages sustained when returning from
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the hospital has been due to drowsiness of a driver. Many times the thought of a person falling asleep while driving is over looked at the scene of an accident‚ but today we must realize the importance of this crime by looking at the statistics and how this is truly a life threatening crime that takes lives every day. Despite the fact that most people understand the dangers of driving while under the influence‚ people today do not realize the consequences that may follow getting behind the wheel
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Avis Student Id # 532824486 February 01‚ 2017 The writing process Part 1 Have you ever thought to yourself how can I make a difference .Well Your actions on a day to day basis make a difference .A way to make a difference is to stop drunk driving . We ask how drunk driving can be stopped. Well Start with yourself. Make sure that you always plan ahead‚ You can call an uber ‚Lyft or a taxi Even have a sober friend pick you up. Being behind the wheel or in a vehicle can be life threatening and could be
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really shouldn’t‚ alcohol can lead to death and irreparable pain in the family. Or a horrible car accident can occur while driving under the influence of alcohol. There has been various fatal incidents in the past where drunk drivers have committed atrocities out of their own control at the fault of alcohol. The vast majority of manslaughter cases have been at the cause of drunk drivers being reckless. “There is a huge difference between vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter
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the family of four‚ instead of the drunk driver killed the family of four. Watch almost any nightly news and you will see a story about someone in the community who gets butchered by a drunk driver. The Center for Disease Control reported that in 2013 there were 10‚076 Americans killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. That is almost 30 of us every day. It is an unbelievable figure. Yet we rarely blame the car for the deadly crash; instead we blame the drunk driver. However‚ when it comes to
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Breathalyzers? According to information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ there are approximately 17‚000 people killed by drunk drivers every year. Drunk drivers whose alcohol level is above .08. Most drunk drivers involved in fatality crashes are repeated offenders. In fact nearly half of the fatal crashes were cars driven by drunk drivers with a suspended license. They often slip through the cracks with a slap on the wrist‚ possibly privileged license‚ and probation. Sometimes
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