cms3z
Dec 3, 2007
Undergraduate / Drinking and Driving @ a B'day party ; COMMON APP [7]
Let me know what you think. I feel like in I might be putting to much emphasis on the story,
Choosing my major was not an easy task until June 30th, 2007. I was contemplating the choosing business as my major even though my heart was not in it. However this all changed when I was involved in an accident which should have killed me. I regretfully admit that I was drinking and under no circumstances should I have been driving. But the experience has made me a better person and would not change it.
I was at a friend's house and celebrating a birthday and I had a few drinks. But a few hours into the night I made the dumbest decision of my life. Without telling anyone I got in my new Acura Integra and left for burger king. On my way back I was driving recklessly and took a corner at a high speed. My back end kicked out and I had lost all control of the car. As I was slid towards the trees directly in front of me, my fate uncertain, I closed my eyes and truly believed that I was finished.
When I gathered my senses all I could smell was the powder from the air bags. My arms were badly burnt from the air bags and I noticed my windshield was cracked. At that moment I came to realize the mess I had gotten my self into. I attempted to open my door, only to find that it was crushed in by a tree. So I climbed over my shifter and exited through the passenger door. By the time I had stumbled out of the car and emerged from the brush a police officer had already arrived on the scene and was radioing for back up. Although it was a warm summer night I was cold with fear of what could happen next.
The officer first on the scene asked if I needed an ambulance, but I insisted I was fine in hopes of leaving before they could realize I had been drinking. Within five minutes three more cruisers had arrived and were accessing the damage. They appeared suspicious from the moment they arrived and I also noticed them discretely searching my car for anything which didn't belong. But there was nothing there to be found and they began asking me questions. This eventually led to a field side sobriety test. I did not do as well as I thought because the next thing I knew I was being asked to take a Breathalyzer test which I reluctantly took. When my dad arrived he looked at my totaled car and then at me with pure disappointment. The car ride home was silent and the coming days were even tougher as I tried to put the ordeal behind me.
The one thing everyone agreed on about that night was that I was very lucky. Not only to be living, but also because I was not arrested. I believe that the reason why I was not arrested on that night was because the police officer saw something in me. He could see that I was not a trouble maker as I had no other history with the law, and I have never even had a detention in my life. His kindness to me left me with a new respect for law enforcement. He could easily have ruined my life by arresting me but instead gave me a second chance. This has inspired me to spend my life helping others through the field of criminal justice. Not a day has passed where I do not think about what I did. I should have known better but I chose to learn the hard way of the dangers alcohol holds. Since then I have not touched a drop of alcohol, and I never will.
Let me know what you think. I feel like in I might be putting to much emphasis on the story,
Choosing my major was not an easy task until June 30th, 2007. I was contemplating the choosing business as my major even though my heart was not in it. However this all changed when I was involved in an accident which should have killed me. I regretfully admit that I was drinking and under no circumstances should I have been driving. But the experience has made me a better person and would not change it.
I was at a friend's house and celebrating a birthday and I had a few drinks. But a few hours into the night I made the dumbest decision of my life. Without telling anyone I got in my new Acura Integra and left for burger king. On my way back I was driving recklessly and took a corner at a high speed. My back end kicked out and I had lost all control of the car. As I was slid towards the trees directly in front of me, my fate uncertain, I closed my eyes and truly believed that I was finished.
When I gathered my senses all I could smell was the powder from the air bags. My arms were badly burnt from the air bags and I noticed my windshield was cracked. At that moment I came to realize the mess I had gotten my self into. I attempted to open my door, only to find that it was crushed in by a tree. So I climbed over my shifter and exited through the passenger door. By the time I had stumbled out of the car and emerged from the brush a police officer had already arrived on the scene and was radioing for back up. Although it was a warm summer night I was cold with fear of what could happen next.
The officer first on the scene asked if I needed an ambulance, but I insisted I was fine in hopes of leaving before they could realize I had been drinking. Within five minutes three more cruisers had arrived and were accessing the damage. They appeared suspicious from the moment they arrived and I also noticed them discretely searching my car for anything which didn't belong. But there was nothing there to be found and they began asking me questions. This eventually led to a field side sobriety test. I did not do as well as I thought because the next thing I knew I was being asked to take a Breathalyzer test which I reluctantly took. When my dad arrived he looked at my totaled car and then at me with pure disappointment. The car ride home was silent and the coming days were even tougher as I tried to put the ordeal behind me.
The one thing everyone agreed on about that night was that I was very lucky. Not only to be living, but also because I was not arrested. I believe that the reason why I was not arrested on that night was because the police officer saw something in me. He could see that I was not a trouble maker as I had no other history with the law, and I have never even had a detention in my life. His kindness to me left me with a new respect for law enforcement. He could easily have ruined my life by arresting me but instead gave me a second chance. This has inspired me to spend my life helping others through the field of criminal justice. Not a day has passed where I do not think about what I did. I should have known better but I chose to learn the hard way of the dangers alcohol holds. Since then I have not touched a drop of alcohol, and I never will.
