A Learning Experience

On the group ride Sunday, when we were coming into Yankeetown, we happened upon a vehicle that had crashed and was on it's roof, similar to the photo. The occupants were not there, but some passers by had stopped to check things out and notify authorities. The belongings of the occupants were scattered all over and the vehicle was done for sure.

Luckily for us, Terry was on the ride and turned the event into a learning experience for the group. By fleeing the scene of the accident, the driver has lessened the time his license would be suspended compared to receiving a D.U.I. The fleeing charge carries less of a suspension than a D.U.I. Now comes the tricky part. He has to sober up before the police get the vehicle plates and identification processed and tracks him down, or he will be guilty of both offenses if he is still intoxicated.

So here is the key take away of the story. If one is an idiot and decides to drive drunk, puts their vehicle on it's roof and lives through the ride, one has to make a decision on if they believe they can sober up before the cops get to them. I asked Terry if there was a specific equation to do the math on "cop time vs. blood alcohol content", but he said that once you ad in the "idiot factor", which is too long an equation to publish here, the other numbers are too skewed to be of consequence any longer. In essence, the bigger the dumb ass they are, the more likely they are going to get caught.

My question is why do these idiots live through the crashes? Unfortunately, these folks get a chance to live to try to kill one of us another day. It upsets me to think that I could be driving my girls around and have this dipshit go for crash number two after Friday night happy hour. What a douchebag.

From the island of E'ville,

The Enmark