Father, Too Drunk to Drive, Lets Son Take Wheel
Via blogger Sassy (whose blog was pointed out to me by Karen Rani, who’s two tips shy of getting her own login on the system) pointed out this story of Alfredo Martinez of Reno, Nevada, who decided one night that he was too drunk to drive. So he did what any rational parent would do: put his 7-year-old son in the driver’s seat. Martinez told police that, since he was too drunk to drive himself, he figured he’d take the opportunity to teach his pre-teen son how to handle a three-ton vehicle. Yep…while drunk. (Isn’t that how your dad taught you to drive?)
Miraculously, no one was injured or killed. The police booked Martinez for felony child endangerment, and took the boy home to his mom. Martinez should have taken a cue from Danielle Tozer, the mom who was too drunk to drive, and fell asleep in the car with her baby. Instead, he nearly followed in the footsteps of Thomas Graham Towle, whose drunken decision to put his son at the wheel cost six young people their lives. God, it’s depressing how the same tragedies tend to repeat themselves over and over and over and…
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2 opinions for Father, Too Drunk to Drive, Lets Son Take Wheel
Sassy
Nov 9, 2006 at 7:00 pm
It amazes me what some parents do to their children. And by amazes, I mean, sickens me! Honestly, people should have to take tests. We have to learn how to drive, get training for jobs etc, but hey, pop out a HUMAN and you’re on your own!
jessesgirl
Aug 9, 2007 at 10:38 am
I just cant understand the thinking behind some of the things people,or so called parents do.I know that people are not in their right minds when they have been drinking, but this is very extreme,and it;s sad cause it’s not that uncommon.People have babies and cant seem to manage them, or the make the correct choices.It’s so horrible.When you have a child , you have one chance to do it riight, not 2 or three.I hope one day the people who cant seem to be a parents or even a human will have to be held responsible for their actions , and unable to hide behind alcohol or drugs, or try insanity
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