Every morning you send you kids off to school with a bus driver you're supposed to be able to trust to keep your kids safe. That may not be the case in a South Carolina town. 61-year-old school bus driver Margaret Means was driving drunk with a BAC limit of .17 - just over double the legal limit!
Means spun the school bus out of control before crashing it in a ditch. Though there were no students on the bus at the time of the crash, she had just dropped off about 100 students less than an hour before the incident.
"When you are transporting other people, that puts a bigger perspective because that puts so many other people's lives at risk when you do that," said Lance Corporal Brent Kelly.
Drinking and driving is never a good decision, but when your job is to safely get people from point A to point B it's completely unacceptable. Even more so when it's children.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Hero Campaign To Stop Drunk Driving
Bill Elliot created the Hero Campaign after his son John was killed by a drunk driver. The aim is in order to raise awareness of and prevent drunk driving. This Sunday at the Ocean City boardwalk, two thousand people showed up to help support the Hero campaign, the Elliot family, as well as everyone else who has ever lost someone due to drunk driving.
"We want to end every parent's worst nightmare we want to make sure no one else has to suffer the tragedy we did or all the people that are on our memory banner today," said Hero Campaign founder Bill Elliot.
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"We want to end every parent's worst nightmare we want to make sure no one else has to suffer the tragedy we did or all the people that are on our memory banner today," said Hero Campaign founder Bill Elliot.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Drunk Driver Drives Flaming Car To Gas Station
This incident is a little closer to home! 49-year-old Barbara Ann Bearden from Weymouth was charged for quite a few things this past Sunday after driving drunk: operating under the influence of alcohol, operating to endanger, leaving the scene of an accident after causing property damage, and failure to stay within marked lanes.
While driving down route 3A, Bearden hit a guardrail, most likely multiple times, which popped both her passenger side tires so she was left driving on her rims. Debris from her car was found in several areas along route 3A. She decided to drive her car, on fire, to a Mobile gas station in Hingham (makes perfect sense).
The gas station attendant, as well as a local resident who was pumping his gas only 15 feet from where Bearded parked her flaming car, used fire extinguishers to put out the flames before police showed up.
Bearden, who smelled of alcohol, was arrested after failing multiple sobriety tests. She admitted she had been drinking earlier.
It's a miracle no one was killed, and nothing blew up.
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While driving down route 3A, Bearden hit a guardrail, most likely multiple times, which popped both her passenger side tires so she was left driving on her rims. Debris from her car was found in several areas along route 3A. She decided to drive her car, on fire, to a Mobile gas station in Hingham (makes perfect sense).
The gas station attendant, as well as a local resident who was pumping his gas only 15 feet from where Bearded parked her flaming car, used fire extinguishers to put out the flames before police showed up.
Bearden, who smelled of alcohol, was arrested after failing multiple sobriety tests. She admitted she had been drinking earlier.
It's a miracle no one was killed, and nothing blew up.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Man Killed Boy While Drunk Driving - Not His First!!
54 year-old Ricky Weeden turned himself over to authorities two days after running down two boys who were crossing the street. Rayeshon Williams, aged four, died at the crash while his ten-year-old brother, Jayshard Conner, was hospitalized for his injuries.
The sad part is this is not the first time Weeden has killed someone while being behind the wheel! Back in 1983 he killed two people and had been charged for careless and imprudent driving. He has about five separate occasions in which he was convicted of drunk driving.
Unfortunately, because he turned himself in 48 hours after the incident, there's no way to tell if he was, in fact, drunk at the time of the crash that killed four-year-old Rayeshon.
These are the people that need to be kept off the streets. After the first time actually KILLING innocent people by being to careless to not drive drunk, his licences should have been revoked completely. Though I'm sure that wouldn't have stopped him, but anything after that should have led to an arrest and the child that he just killed would still be alive.
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The sad part is this is not the first time Weeden has killed someone while being behind the wheel! Back in 1983 he killed two people and had been charged for careless and imprudent driving. He has about five separate occasions in which he was convicted of drunk driving.
Unfortunately, because he turned himself in 48 hours after the incident, there's no way to tell if he was, in fact, drunk at the time of the crash that killed four-year-old Rayeshon.
These are the people that need to be kept off the streets. After the first time actually KILLING innocent people by being to careless to not drive drunk, his licences should have been revoked completely. Though I'm sure that wouldn't have stopped him, but anything after that should have led to an arrest and the child that he just killed would still be alive.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Teen Drunk Driving Descreases As Gas Prices Increase
We all know the economy is down, and teens just don't have as many jobs to get to to need to be driving so most teens just haven't been driving as much as they use to be. It's also become a harder process for teens to get their licenses, and have more restrictions like driving at night, passenger restrictions, and longer schooling.
Back in 2010, 22% of high school seniors reported not driving at all in an average week, up from 15% not driving in 2000. And based on studies, Males are more likely to drive drunk than females.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Honors Student Kills Two In Drunk Driving Accident
18-year-old Takunda Mavima, a graduate of Wyoming High School, Michigan, and an honors student, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for killing two of his classmates.. while driving drunk. Krysta Howell, 15, and Timothy See, 17 were killed in the fatal crash that wounded three others aged 16-18. However, many believe that the punishment is too great for such a young kid, even the victims families asked for the judge to be more lenient.
As Tim See's sister Laura states, "I am begging you to let Takunda make something of himself in the real world-- don't send him to prison and get hard and bitter, that boy has learned his lesson a thousand times over and he'll never make the same mistake again."
His punishment is already on the state's low-end guidelines for the crime he committed.
Takunda appologized to the court, "I just want to say I'm so sorry I took two bright, intelligent, wonderful people out of this world... I'm sorry."
A worst-case scenario of mixing alcohol and driving..
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As Tim See's sister Laura states, "I am begging you to let Takunda make something of himself in the real world-- don't send him to prison and get hard and bitter, that boy has learned his lesson a thousand times over and he'll never make the same mistake again."
His punishment is already on the state's low-end guidelines for the crime he committed.
Takunda appologized to the court, "I just want to say I'm so sorry I took two bright, intelligent, wonderful people out of this world... I'm sorry."
A worst-case scenario of mixing alcohol and driving..
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Facts And Tips For Drunk Driving
This is a great little site I found that has tons of tips and advice about drunk driving. All deaths caused by drunk driving are 100% preventable. All it takes is making the right choice. Below is just a small sample of some of the great things in this article, so check out the full page to get all the great info!
Facts:
The relative risk of death for drivers in single-vehicle crashes with a high BAC is 385 times that of a zero-BAC driver and for male drivers the risk is 707 times that of a sober driver, according to estimates by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Solutions:
Automatic license revocation appears to be the single most effective measure to reduce drunk driving.
Mandating the installation of interlock devices that prevent intoxicated persons from starting a vehicle.
If You Must Drive, Stay Completely Sober:
Know your limit. If you are not sure, experiment at home with your spouse or some other responsible individual. Explain what you are attempting to learn. Most people find that they can consume one drink per hour without any ill effects.
Accept a drink only when you really want one. If someone tries to force a drink on you, ask for a non-alcohol beverage instead. If that doesn't work, "lose" your drink by setting it down somewhere and leaving it.
Protect Others:
Volunteer to be a designated driver.
Don't ever let your friends drive drunk. Take their keys, have them stay the night, have them ride home with someone else, call a cab, or do whatever else is necessary - but don't let them drive!
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Facts:
The relative risk of death for drivers in single-vehicle crashes with a high BAC is 385 times that of a zero-BAC driver and for male drivers the risk is 707 times that of a sober driver, according to estimates by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Solutions:
Automatic license revocation appears to be the single most effective measure to reduce drunk driving.
Mandating the installation of interlock devices that prevent intoxicated persons from starting a vehicle.
If You Must Drive, Stay Completely Sober:
Know your limit. If you are not sure, experiment at home with your spouse or some other responsible individual. Explain what you are attempting to learn. Most people find that they can consume one drink per hour without any ill effects.
Accept a drink only when you really want one. If someone tries to force a drink on you, ask for a non-alcohol beverage instead. If that doesn't work, "lose" your drink by setting it down somewhere and leaving it.
Protect Others:
Volunteer to be a designated driver.
Don't ever let your friends drive drunk. Take their keys, have them stay the night, have them ride home with someone else, call a cab, or do whatever else is necessary - but don't let them drive!
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