Drunk_Driving

Drunk Driving It only takes a few seconds to realize how under-appreciated the gift of life really is. I still remember the exact moment in which I began to understand that life is the most valuable gift that I have ever been given. Never again since that moment will I forget how quickly that gift can be taken away. A few seconds earlier or later, a few inches left or right, or maybe just a little less luck could change what will turn out to be a life-altering experience into a life-ending disaster. As I look back, I remember the entire incident detail for detail. The date is August 16, 2000, and it is a seasonably warm summer day in the small town of Apex, North Carolina. Nothing, in my mind, leads me to believe today would be anything other than a normal day. I am driving down a main road, on my way to my place of work, Family Home and Garden, to pick up my paycheck. There is one more stop, and I will be heading home to relax, for I have an entire weekend to myself ahead of me. By the looks of things, there are not many people car, been, time, seconds, few, out, life, entire, am, way, realize, over, home, accident, through, stop, moment, look, just, day, away, wheel, turn, taking, taken, road, right, police, myself, little, gift, front, driver, drive, cars, back