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Couple years ago, I called and reported a drunk driver. The surface street we were on was under construction and she kept hitting the popsicle and concrete barriers. I felt like if I didn't call, she was gonna kill herself or, worse, someone else. By the time I had decided to call the police, she had made her way to the interstate on-ramp. I followed her just in case something bad happened before the police could get there. Well, she floored it when she got on the highway and I lost sight of her.
About a week later, I got a call from an officer. I guess they managed to track her down on the highway and pulled her over after recording a speed of 103 mph on the radar gun. The officer told me that she was extreme DUI. He thanked me and said that the woman is still in custody.
My whole point of view with drunk driving is that, yes, we all do it from time to time, but there comes a point where there is absolutely no reason for you to be on the road when you are like the woman I saw. Ever since that incident, I make it a point to establish a designated driver, which is usually me because my friends don't take it that seriously. Why risk your future or someone else's by not taking a cab or calling a sober friend?
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