Drunk Driver Hits Ambulance Carrying Cop Who Was Hit by Drunk Driver While on a Traffic Stop With a Drunk Driver

"dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford" (dtg11)
10/16/2019 at 15:29 • Filed to: None

Yes, you read that right. Apparently happened last year, I heard about it today.

Not many details, but all 3 drunk drivers were arrested.

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DISCUSSION (29)

jimz > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 15:34

Kinja'd!!!

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 15:36

Too soon for memes? Just to be clear, still a tragedy, not trying to be insensitive. But that’s just... ridiculous.

Kinja'd!!!

CB > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 15:38

And yet people still thinking drinking and driving is okay.

Part of the punishment for drunk drivers should be forcing them to go with police for next of kin calls and also taking a walk through a morgue.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely
10/16/2019 at 15:38

It was a year ago and everyone survived, I’d say memes are fair game.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > CB
10/16/2019 at 15:39

I completely agree, drunk driving is no joke.

Ash78, voting early and often > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 15:42

Kinja'd!!!

CB > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 15:44

I once heard a story.

Cop pulls a guy over. Guy is driving drunk. Vehicle is impounded, guy is arrested, the guy is sitting in the back of the truck on the way to get breath samples, complaining about “how is this going to affect my license, how will I get around if I can’t drive”. The guy says to the cop, “you know, one of my friends was killed by a drunk driver”.

The guy blew almost twice the legal limit, and admitted to drinking just prior to driving because he didn’t think he’d get caught because the cops are never on the grid roads.

You bet it took a lot of willpower for the cop to not punch this guy out, because holy fuck do people not get it.

boredalways > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 15:47

Sounds like the same bar over- served these drunk drivers. And the bar probably still has their license.

ranwhenparked > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 15:50

I don’t want to jump to conclusions before all the facts are in, but Austin may have a slight drinking problem.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > ranwhenparked
10/16/2019 at 15:51

There is some evidence that would elude to that, yes

Milky > jimz
10/16/2019 at 15:51

*cough png not jpg

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ranwhenparked > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 15:52

I know I d rive like crap when I’m drunk, definitely glad that it’s illegal.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CB
10/16/2019 at 15:53

Skip that, just put them in the morgue and leave them there, permanently. No need for second chances. That should be a pretty good deterrent itself.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB
10/16/2019 at 15:55

After the NOK, we give them a good lashing with the baton.

CB > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/16/2019 at 15:56

Death and the death penalty are actually pretty terrible at deterrence. Most people don’t think they’ll die, or they don’t think about the consequences (ah hedonism, thanks classical criminology).

My buddy had a pretty good joke: say what you will about the death penalty, but it’s really good at preventing recidivism.

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/16/2019 at 15:57

That baton is no joke. It wouldn’t be a lashing as much as a beating.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 15:58

Good grief.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB
10/16/2019 at 15:58

Still ok with me

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CB
10/16/2019 at 16:14

Well yeah that last part was my main motivation for thinking that. From what it sounds, nothing deters people from doing the crime the first time. But you can sure as hell bet they arent repeating it with that penalty! The problem is that people who do it once and “see the light” or are “ scared straight” are actually good people. But the repeat offenders really are just a scourge on society. Trying to figure out who is in which category is damn near impossible though.

I just feel that drunk driving is so inconsiderate and is probably the worst thing someone could possibly do for how easy it is to avoid. Sure it might be expensive to take a cab and your car might get towed but if you are that worried about cost, you could have just not drank in the first place and saved a ton of money.

CB > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/16/2019 at 16:20

I agree. There are a lot of crap people, but I also believe that everyone is one bad day away from ending up before the courts, who would do one thing and never do anything else again .

I do agree it’s easy make plans to get a DD, crash at a friend’s place, stay home, or not drink at all. But a lot of people don’t think because they’ve always driven drunk and nothing has happened yet. I also live in an area where a cab, Uber, and public transit just don’t exist, which limits people’s options.

In any case, I think we’re starting to reach a point where the younger people are getting it. I just hope no one else dies before the older ones figure it out.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 16:33

People shouldn’t be drinking and driving, but if I’m entirely honest I think a lot of these incidents wouldn’t occur if every emergency vehicle on the road weren’t emitting a trillion lumens of strobing blindness.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > boredalways
10/16/2019 at 17:19

Did the bar tell them to drive home too?

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 17:21

Does the US have any sort of drink driving awareness in schools?

I got it several times a year from about the age of 7, plus regular ad campaigns.. and as a learner or provisional driver there is a 0 tolerance for alcohol in your system when driving. Instant loss of license.

Tripper > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 17:56

Has Xzibit been arrested on charges of collusion?

boredalways > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
10/16/2019 at 18:54

You misunderstand. Any establishment with a liquor license could be held responsible if one of their patrons is over-served then that person causes an accident once they leave. So a bar/tavern/restaurant could be liable for damage/injury/death , face misdemeanor/felony charges, and/or have their license suspended or revoked.

While not the same, a bar that I frequent was fined $10k a few years ago for the weirdest thing — a patron finishing his drink from a glass bottle 20 minutes after legal sales and after hours. If the patron had a plastic cup, everything would have been alright. *insert well emoji*

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > boredalways
10/16/2019 at 19:42

I’m not misunderstood. I don’t care about what the local law is.

The bar is a contributing factor but it’s still the drunk drivers decision to drive.

You can be too impaired to safely drive after only 2 drinks.

Urambo Tauro > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/16/2019 at 20:06

Kinja'd!!!

pip bip - choose Corrour > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
10/17/2019 at 03:33

cop needs a lottery ticket

Wurrwulf > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
10/17/2019 at 10:59

That’s the thing, it’s not a zero-tolerance policy here. You are legally allowed to drive with some alcohol in your system if you are following all other traffic laws. This fosters an atmosphere where people think it’s “okay” because they don’t -think- they are over the legal limit. If the legal limit was 0.0 0, I think things would change over time.