A Woman was cited for driving under the influence after a long U-turn that finished in a crash. KSL News reports that the woman started to make a U-turn near 5000 West Edinburgh on Tuesday, May 19 at about 10 pm. Police said the woman started her U-turn and just kept going, spinning her vehicle in circles in the middle of the street. When she finally stopped U-turning she steered her car straight and slammed into a tree. She was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.
In this situation, which obviously could have ended a lot worse, we see yet another example of the dangers of driving drunk. This lady should be punished severely for her choice to drink and drive. Luckily she did not injure anyone but herself, but we know that is not always the case. Here are a few alarming drunk driving statistics taken from the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Website:
* On average some is killed by a drunk driver every 40 minutes.
* A first time drunk driving offender on average has driven drunk 87 times prior to being arrested.
*Alcohol-related crashes in the US cost the public 114.3 billion dollars a year, and 63% percent of the total cost is payed by people other than the drunk driver.
* 1.46 million drivers were arrested in 2006 for driving under the influence or alcohol. That accounts for 1 in 139 licensed drivers.