Yesterday night (October 26, 2018) at around 11:00pm an (supposedly) impaired driver from Lake Elsinore, aged 23, killed himself and a Murietta woman, aged 20, in a head on collision. The man was driving into traffic on the Interstate 15 where the California Highway Patrol intiated a traffic break he did not abide by. Soon after this is when he crashed into the woman, killing them both. The Press Enterprise stated that she “was pronounced dead at the scene, and the man in the Hyundai was taken to Palomar Medical Center, where he also died.”
This is such a sad, yet so easily avoidable event that occured. DUI’s should be lessening, but they still appear which baffles me for a few reasons. In today’s day-in-age, there are so many apps/websties where you can hire someone (sober) to drive you around that you should easily be able to not get a DUI. Companies such as uber and lyft are great examples of these taxi services that are trustworthy and accessible to most everyone. Plus there is always the idea to go with someone who is a designated driver. For this case, I am unaware of whether or not he was drinking with buddies, or alone, or whathaveyou, but suffice to say drinking with someone who is willing to stay sober is a smart decision. It allows for the saftey of all parties, the drinker’s, and those out on the road headed home, unsuspecting of a drunk driver. With just a few, simple preemptive measures this man and woman would still be alive and able to enjoy the rest of their lives, but because of driving under the influence they were taken at a very young age which is extremely saddening.
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