{{{{{alice}}}}}
I’m so sorry for your loss. 
You and your family will be in my thoughts.
I’m so sorry Alice. {{{you and your family}}}
I hope this holiday period isn’t too hard for you all.
I’m sitting here and my eyes are burning, and I’m trying to make some sense of why. I work in a hospital ER and I still can’t get used to what a waste it all is. For some reason, I am a little stronger about it at work than I am here on SDMB, because I have more of a sense of “family” here for some reason. I think it’s because here we share a bit more of who we are than we do with RT people.
My condolences to you and yours, Alice. It’s a great loss at any time, but this is a special time of year and my heart goes out to you and the one you will miss.
(((((Alice))))))
Quasimodem
I’m very sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you, and so is my anger. Drunk driving pisses me off to no end. I really wish punishment for those jerks would be a bit harsher…
Alice, I’m so very sorry for your loss.
In 1991 my best friend was killed by a drunk driver too.
I had known him for my whole life, and we were more like brothers than buddies.
To make a long story short, I felt more horrible then than at any other time in my life.
I did something I never knew was possible, I shrieked with grief and sorrow. I am a man very much in control, what you might call “a cool customer”, but that day I shrieked.
I hope that nobody ever has to feel that way, though I know that many will.
I lost control of my body as wave after agonozing wave of grief flooded my heart, and loud sobs were choking me. My mother, and another friend held me up, or I would have fainted for sure.
I never got to say farewell.
I will never meet another friend like Tom.
Drunk driving, which I have been guilty of in the past, is a guarantee of untold sorrow.
Don’t do it!
I will not do it again as long as I live.
Thinking of you AIW, and hoping you get through this okay.
I’m so sorry, Alice.
Very sorry for your loss ** Alice **.
Alice, my heart goes out to you.
Drunk drivers who cause a death should be treated like other murderers.
I don’t drink even one drink unless there is a non-drinker to drive me.
Kevja, in Denmark the drunk driving laws are so stiff that people just don’t do it! People walk home on New Year’s Eve, have a designated driver or use cabs (which are hard to get). (Long live the Danes – literally!)
There were 5 teens in the car.
My cousin and a 16 year old girl were killed. One boy lost his arm. My other cousin (the brother), and the 19 year old driver walked away without a scratch.
With one incredibly stupid action, that driver ruined the lives of countless people, including himself and his family.
This kind of thing is just totally senseless.
To any teens on the board, for the love of Pete, don’t drive yer blasted car if you’ve been drinking. Ever. Under any circumstances. Walk. Call a cab. Catch a damned winged charriot. Just don’t drive, ok?
Actually - can I amend that to ANYONE on the board, regardless of teen status?
Thanks.
I am so sorry to hear about your loss, and my thoughts are with you and your family.
It saddens me to hear teens, or anyone, glorify drinking. I work as a therapist for adolescents and it saddens me to hear them glorify it. This just reminds me why I work so hard to show these girls the dangers that come with drinking and the consequences of their behavior.
I’m so sorry, Alice. I wish there was something I could say to help make you feel better. It’s so hard to understand when someone so young dies for no good reason at all.