| Going to a party and having a good time is an | | | | of anyone convicted of this offense. This has not been |
| enjoyable part of life. The laughter and friendliness is | | | | very effective as it has been found that these people |
| part of what life is all about. Unfortunately, when liquor | | | | simply keep driving without one. |
| is served there are some who do not know when to | | | | A person who has lost their driver's license is no longer |
| quit. Unable to realize that they cannot make rational | | | | covered by their car insurance policy. This means if |
| decision they get in their car to drive home. This Driving | | | | there is an accident there is no money to cover the |
| While Intoxicated often leads to tragic circumstance. | | | | ambulance, hospital and other expenses involved. |
| There are frightening statistics available concerning the | | | | Sometimes the other driver has an 'uninsured motorist' |
| results of a person driving under the influence of | | | | addition to their policy which will cover their own |
| alcohol. It is estimated that, as the result of a drunk | | | | expenses but this is not always the case. |
| driver, someone is killed every 45 minutes in the United | | | | Unfortunately, drinking often begins at a very young |
| States. The person being killed could be the driver | | | | age. Sometimes it begins in the home, sometimes at a |
| themselves, the driver of another car or an innocent | | | | group's get together. As time goes on the confidence |
| bystander. | | | | that a person 'can handle it' increases while, in reality it |
| During the past several years several organizations | | | | decreases. Confidence persuades the drinker to drink |
| have worked to inform people about the dangers of | | | | more as time goes on which can lead to a fatal car |
| drunk driving. Among these are Mothers Against Drunk | | | | crash. |
| Driving AL-anon and Alcoholic Anonymous. These and | | | | Newspaper and television reports regarding tragic |
| other groups have made great strides in educating the | | | | accidents appear daily. One shakes their head on |
| public about the dangers of driving while intoxicated | | | | learning of an entire family being destroyed in an |
| and have made some inroads on the problem. | | | | accident or a pedestrian killed because someone was |
| Many efforts by officials have been made to try to | | | | driving drunk. These tragedies can be avoided if a |
| control this unnecessary carnage to the innocent public. | | | | person takes responsibility and avoids Driving While |
| One of these has been to suspend the driver's license | | | | Intoxicated. |