Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
The written story leaves a lot unexplained.
She went "out for drinks" with her sister.
Later she "fell out of a golf cart" operated by someone who her family didn't know.
Fill in the blanks. Did she get picked up by someone she didn't know and go off with him in his cart? He was charged with DUI. Was she similarly impaired? What caused her to fall out of the cart, his erratic driving or her inebriated condition? Or both? Could this accident have been prevented by having a seat belt for the passenger? (I believe in them.)
As one of the minority in The Villages (someone who doesn't drink) I often wonder why people can't simply drink in moderation and enjoy themselves? Why is there so much heavy drinking?
During my years as a uniformed deputy sheriff, I saw the devastating effects of alcohol both on the cruel streets and within individual homes, where families were destroyed.
The loss of this lady could have been avoided if she had not participated in reckless behavior. As VApeople said, "A person who chooses to ride in a vehicle driven by a drunk person gets killed."
This is most sad.
 |
I really feel we have enough details for now.
Do we really need to know if this accident could have been prevented if she wore a seat belt?
Do we really need to know how long she had known him, or if she was also drinking?
The article said she fell out of his golf cart. He was driving and he dragged her to a median and left her there.
Supposedly he didn't call the cops because he'd spent the evening drinking and he didn't want to get in trouble.
I think he is now in a whole boatload of trouble.