I just read in our local paper that a 18 yr old boy passed away on Monday night. So sad. The cause (they speculate) is drunk driving and cell phone use. How the poor boy actually died is quite tragic. He crashed his car (drunk driving), got out, started walking (and using cell phone) then got hit by a van towing a camper. The families of both these people..........I have no idea what they are going through right now.
This accident did take me back to my teenage years when a fellow teenager decided to get in a car with a drunk driver and he lost his life at 17. What a sad day that was. I knew the kid (not socially, just acquaintances) from elementary school and for him to loose his life when he was doing so well, and accomplishing so much, was hard to accept. I did shed a few tears in respect for him and his family. He was just drafted to the OHL (Ontario Hockey League) and was going to become a great hockey player. Something else thought differently. His family seen to be doing ok these days, things are moving along. Not the way they were before, but slowly moving forward for them. His sister went to university last I heard and was doing well there. His Mom still owns the beauty shop in town. Has a HUGE poster of him in his hockey uniform in her shop. His Dad opened a small restaurant/bar in town and named it after his son.
Scary to think that in this day and age drunk driving is still happening. I just pray that my kids will take heed in situations like this and maybe just call me. Or someone else (anyone, friend, neighbour) who is sober to get them home safe. I hope I raise them well enough so that they will think a bit ahead before something like this happens to them.
(Visit www.MADD.ca for more information)
Best Wishes
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