Lori Martin: Great weekend for driving, but not if you’re drinking
Most Californians commonly end their summers traveling to prime spots in our picturesque state on Labor Day weekend. I was thankful to have a job when I was 16 in 1992, but a drunken driver hit me head-on when I was driving home from work. I was seriously hurt: A coma, multiple broken and dislocated bones, paralysis and brain injuries. For seven months, I stayed in two hospitals and then went into therapy for 17 months. Today, I cannot drive and my hearing, talking and walking are not perfect.
It is vital to make all aware how wrong it is to drive drunk. Driving drunk can hurt you and the victim financially, physically and socially. I surely know. If drinking, please have a sober driver behind the wheel. With the upcoming holidays, do you want a date with your family and friends or a judge?
Lori Martin, Tracy
This story was originally published August 18, 2016 at 11:39 AM with the headline "Lori Martin: Great weekend for driving, but not if you’re drinking."