Life can change in an instant.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Guy I work with goes out Saturday night, gets tanked, and ends up with a DUI. This guy drives a semi for a living, this guy has a wife, kids, a mortgage payment, etc. He has lost his license, it will cost close to $10,000 in attorneys fees. If our company doesnt find something else for him to do(work on the dock loading trucks), he is FUCKED! Even if he gets his license back in a year, no other trucking company will hire him for at least 2-3 years.
One real stupid decison, just changed this guys life FOREVER!

Mamasan23

Yikes that is awful. Especially since that's his livelihood. Well I guess the silver lining is that nobody got physically hurt. I hope your company finds another position for him.

justam

That's awful for him, and yet on the flip side, the laws are harsh because people can get killed by drunk drivers. :?

I hope he can find a new job or get a different position in your company so he can still work somehow.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Mamasan23 wrote:

Yikes that is awful. Especially since that's his livelihood. Well I guess the silver lining is that nobody got physically hurt. I hope your company finds another position for him.

This guy was # 8 in seniority, he had a brand new truck(all the bells and whistles) he had a choice starting time of 6am, he had it MADE! NOW, they gave him a position working 3rd shift(midnight start), loading trailers and spotting trailers in the yard. He will no doubt take a pay cut, and he has lost his 15-20 hours a week overtime.
Can you IMAGINE that phone call to his wife Saturday night from jail? I wouldnt have called Kathy, I would have just stayed in jail.

lukin2006

I don't feel sorry for him at all ... his wife and kids yes. He knows he's dependent upon having licence ... right?

Plan ahead ... take a cab, public transit or whatever ... leave your car if your going out.

and yes thankfully no one got hurt ...

lukin2006

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Mamasan23 wrote:

Yikes that is awful. Especially since that's his livelihood. Well I guess the silver lining is that nobody got physically hurt. I hope your company finds another position for him.

This guy was # 8 in seniority, he had a brand new truck(all the bells and whistles) he had a choice starting time of 6am, he had it MADE! NOW, they gave him a position working 3rd shift(midnight start), loading trailers and spotting trailers in the yard. He will no doubt take a pay cut, and he has lost his 15-20 hours a week overtime.
Can you IMAGINE that phone call to his wife Saturday night from jail? I wouldnt have called Kathy, I would have just stayed in jail.

To bad he didn't call his wife before he left the bar.

mca47

lukin2006 wrote:

To bad he didn't call his wife before he left the bar.

^This.
Have the wife pick you up. A cab, a friend, anything!!

Dumb!

BinauralJam

This happened to a bus driver i knew and he got pulled over 2 blocks from his house. :fp:

Mamasan23

Just not worth it, ever. A friend of mine lives in the burbs and owns a shop in the city. Got a DUI a few weeks ago, now he has to rely on friends to get him to and from work. Not to mention all the money this is going to cost him. Obviously it's not as dire as the guy you work with, but it's really affected his life. Always call a cab!!!!

mysticweed

yeah that blows
a driver i used to work with died drunk on the road (in his own vehicle)
i mean i feel for him but someone that drinks should be in another line of work
as you said
he is super-fucked and will be for a long time

Who Princess

I guess the one positive thing that could happen to him is that it's a wake up call to change some behavior. I don't know if he's had a problem with alcohol but I'd guess it's very likely.

I havw a good friend who was a drunk and was involved in an accident when he was under the influence. Thankfully no one was killed but the cost to him personally and financially was huge. He couldn't drive for about 2 years, took the bus to work, and even when he got his license back he had to have one of those breathalyzers on his vehicle.

He also had to attend court-ordered AA meetings. The whole experience was very humbling but he got sober, gained a lot of insight, and got his life in order. He kept his family together and later got a great promotion at his job.

For his family's sake, I hope your co-worker can get his act together.

mydogmookieblaylock

sometimes a life change presents its self as a really bad deal - when in fact it may be the best thing ever.
He isn't dead and he didn't kill anyone.

something about doors closing and opening

mca47

I know a girl...not a smart girl by any means...who got a DUI (like a .3!) about 3 months ago. She had her license taken away but still drove her car. A month after her DUI she got drunk at the bars and tried to drive home. Ended up totaling her car after she plowed into a guard rail or something. She blew a .35 or something! :fp: Thank god she didn't kill anyone!
She got hauled off to tent city and will be spending some serious time in jail for the months to come! :fp:
Oh, they also found a number of "prescription" and illegal drugs in her system too. Dumb!

rearviewross

mca47 wrote:

I know a girl...not a smart girl by any means...who got a DUI (like a .3!) about 3 months ago. She had her license taken away but still drove her car. A month after her DUI she got drunk at the bars and tried to drive home. Ended up totaling her car after she plowed into a guard rail or something. She blew a .35 or something! :fp: Thank god she didn't kill anyone!
She got hauled off to tent city and will be spending some serious time in jail for the months to come! :fp:
Oh, they also found a number of "prescription" and illegal drugs in her system too. Dumb!

Pills and booze are a bad combo, especially when driving. Sounds like she needs help. Maybe the courts will give it to her.

supersonicyears

mca47 wrote:

I know a girl...not a smart girl by any means...who got a DUI (like a .3!) about 3 months ago. She had her license taken away but still drove her car. A month after her DUI she got drunk at the bars and tried to drive home. Ended up totaling her car after she plowed into a guard rail or something. She blew a .35 or something! :fp: Thank god she didn't kill anyone!
She got hauled off to tent city and will be spending some serious time in jail for the months to come! :fp:
Oh, they also found a number of "prescription" and illegal drugs in her system too. Dumb!

Wow. Thank God she didn't kill someone. Hopefully she will get help.

mysticweed

mca47 wrote:

I know a girl...not a smart girl by any means...who got a DUI (like a .3!) about 3 months ago. She had her license taken away but still drove her car. A month after her DUI she got drunk at the bars and tried to drive home. Ended up totaling her car after she plowed into a guard rail or something. She blew a .35 or something! :fp: Thank god she didn't kill anyone!
She got hauled off to tent city and will be spending some serious time in jail for the months to come! :fp:
Oh, they also found a number of "prescription" and illegal drugs in her system too. Dumb!

jfc a 35?
is that even on the chart

LloydXmas

In my early 20s I got pulled over for having the light out above my license plate. I ended up blowing a .081. The officer wanted to let me go but he had a ride along kid with him and had to follow the book. (I don't blame him. I would have too).

My old mans friend was my lawyer and only had to pay about 250$ -500$ in fees and couldn't drive for 3 months

Was a dumb kid back then. Lesson was learned

fireman148

Good that guy got what he deserved, you want to talk about life changing
I know 2 little girls who got hit by a drunk driver, there stepmom DIED.
1 of them had to have her skull removed because her brain was swelling, she had all her teeth knocked out
It's was a miracle she didn't die. She spent 6 months in rehab, leArning to walk and talk again.

She is finally home, but this 8 year old girl will spend the rest of her life recovering
Because of a drunk driver

I say lock all them mother fuckers up, they get what they deserve

RKCNDY

Hope your buddy learned his lesson Speedy.

I know lots of people who got a DUI-a few who had to have the ignition lock on their car, one who has 2 on his record, not sure about what the details are for the first 2, but he will go to jail for a long long time if he gets another one.

Guess I shouldn't mind always being the DD, sucks always having to drive everybody around, but as long as I keep everybody alive, it's all good.

CAVSTARR313

If drinking and driving is illegal, how come there is a parking lot at the bar?

Sounds like dude f'ed up.. If it's his first time, I don't think it the outcome should be so harsh, meaning I dont agree with the outcome that is waiting for him.. I get that these laws are in place for a very good reason, but if nobody was hurt and it was his first time, I dont think it should fuck his life.. my opinion..

Poncier

mysticweed wrote:

mca47 wrote:

I know a girl...not a smart girl by any means...who got a DUI (like a .3!) about 3 months ago. She had her license taken away but still drove her car. A month after her DUI she got drunk at the bars and tried to drive home. Ended up totaling her car after she plowed into a guard rail or something. She blew a .35 or something! :fp: Thank god she didn't kill anyone!
She got hauled off to tent city and will be spending some serious time in jail for the months to come! :fp:
Oh, they also found a number of "prescription" and illegal drugs in her system too. Dumb!

jfc a 35?
is that even on the chart

Isn't .35 like comatose or something.