bechthros's Journal: Don't drive drunk

This is Jacqueline Saburido on September 19, 1999.

This is her and her Father, 1998.

This is her on Vacation in Venezuela.

Birthday party as a child.

At a party with friends.

The car in which Jacqueline traveled. She was hit by another car that was driven by a 17-year old male student on his way home after drinking a couple of hard packs with his friends. This was in December 1999.

After the accident Jacqueline has needed over 40 operations.

Jacqueline was caught in the burning car and her body was heavily burnt during around 45 seconds.

With her Father, 2000.

Getting treatment.

Three months after accident.

Without a left eyelid Jacquie needs eye drops to keep her vision.

Now 20 year old, he cannot forgive himself for driving drunk on that night three years ago. He's aware of devastating Jacqueline Saburidos life.

Not everyone who gets hit with a car dies. This picture was taken 4 years after the accident and the doctors are still working on Jacqueline, whose body was covered with 60% severe burnings.

This is real, and if you dont re-post this, you're a jerk, seriously. Please send this to as many people as you can.

Don't take anything and drive

[FidelCatsro]

Well anything mind altering .. I was roughly 4 inches from having a rather unpleasant body /tree interaction a fair few years ago .
Was not a drunk driver though , It was someone on a sleeping tablet who phased out and had to be swerved to avoid (I don't drive anyway ,Was in the passenger seat).. anyway Crash bang wallop in to a ditch .. got out the car and saw the side had been rather badly scratched by a large oak tree .. basically if we had swerved even a few milliseconds sooner then .. at best i would be

Lives in Austin

[Profane MuthaFucka]

I read about her in the Austin American Statesman. Very sad.

I’ve driven drunk ONCE

[BandwidthHog]

And that was only because after sleeping at a friend's house Halloween night five years ago, I woke up still drunk. I was almost home before I figured out why I felt so funny. Of course I headed for the couch instead of the office.

Actually, I drove drunk for about thirty seconds a few weeks ago at a company party. About halfway through the party I went outside and moved my car to a more legitimate parking space so it’d still be there in the morning. It was really weird to knowingly get behind the whee

Tell me 'bout it

[Ethelred Unraed]

One thing that has repeatedly shocked me about living in Germany is how casual many people in our circle are about driving drunk.

I've run into a lot of people over here with the usual excuses -- "it was with food", "I can handle my liquor" and all that shit. And it seems to be more prevalent over here, at least in personal experience (though I have no statistics at hand). In particular my own in-laws take a very lax view about it (then again, they also seem to think child safety seats are just for decorat