Thursday, July 06, 2006

Sad, sad news...

I HATE DRUNK DRIVERS...

Just learned that some friends of mine were struck by a drunk woman (BAC .148) as they waited on a sidewalk to cross the street, leaving a concert and headed for some dinner. Kim and her husband Sigmund suffered broken bones, a concussion, black eye, scrapes etc. Jeff's skull was fractured and he's in a medically-induced coma. Thank goodness for a Houston E.R. doctor who happened to be driving by and witnessed the whole thing... the local EMS folk were not the most ept, so he stepped in and demanded a chopper flight to the hospital which probably saved Jeff's life. His wife Mandy was not injured in the accident. The doctors were going to let him go (yes, just let him die-- he was that close!) but one surgeon stepped forward and said "let's try this one thing." They took off the top of his skull and are letting the brain swelling subside (3-7 days) and then they'll start bringing him out of the coma and see what happens, but the word is very bad. I heard he has a 5% chance of surviving (and that says nothing about being aware, etc.)

I'm so sad for Mandy, and Jeff... Kim and Sigmund... Jeff's weiner dog Lucy...

And THAT'S why I took it so seriously when I was a DWI prosecutor. I don't care if you're Mother Theresa, if you drink and drive you can kill just the same. And IMHO, it was NOT the first time that lady had driven under the influence... just the first time she got caught.

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