Written Stories
The star football player passed way in a car crash. He and 9 other friends were with him in the car, but none of the passengers died. Five of the other passengers were also football players on his team and all were badly injured and in need of intensive care. The day after the accident, the school was all dressed in black to honor the loss of their star football player. By the end of the week they were doing a candle lighting where the whole community came together.
Plzzzz be safe cuz u never now who is gonna be missing you when ur not here.
R.M.
Laredo, TX
October 25, 2009 Started off as a great day this was the day of my mom and her twin brothers birthday but turned in to a horrific day. The afternoon on October 25 my family received some bad news… my Uncle Sean had been in a wreck and it wasn’t looking very good which had happened about a mile from my house. My Uncle was driving the tractor to the field when a truck driver ran into him hitting the back of the planter which saved his life. My uncle was thrown through the side of the tractor window and landed in the ditch the tractors tires with everything else laid a mile away from the scene the planter and tractor were torn to pieces my dad was one of the first to arrive at the scene people described it as if no one could have made it out alive my dad held my uncle holding his head that was cut open enough to have 17 staples put in. Luckily both made it out alive the truck driver was transported to the hospital with injuries later my family found out that the truck driver was under the influence of alcohol and had a background of seizures. Today my uncle is healthy and we thank God for watching over him each and every day.
Jordan
Lazbuddie, TX
My brothers friend who was practically my brother had been drinking had gotten in a car and started driving. he was driving to my house which is in valley view, he was driving from Gainesville, not that far away maybe ten minutes. My house is on a dirt road. it has a lot of trees and a couple of turns. He got on the dirt road to my house and maybe a hundred yards from my house he swerved and hit a tree. the compact of the tree had broken his neck in four places and broke his knee. He didnt go to the hospital till the next day he didnt think any thing was wrong just sore. my brother and sister and i took him to the hospital. The doctor had told us that he broke his neck and if he would of moved a wrong way he could of been paralyzed for life. do you want to drink and drive? i doubt it
KH
Valley View, TX
On the night of November 28, 2010 things pretty much took a turn for the worst. I practically watched my life flash before my eyes. Earlier that day I had spent most of my time playing basketball at the school gym. My aunt called me while I was playing and asked me to come and stay the weekend with her. I jumped right on that offer because I have a four year old cousin that I adore. To top it all off, a really cute guy that I know was at my aunt’s house as well. At around 6:45 that evening I went home to pack my bag and tell my parents I loved them. I was in a hurry because I wanted to catch Kyle (the hot guy) before he left. When I was pulling out of our driveway, my ex texted me and was saying some pretty rude things to me. So here’s a recap of our scenario: It’s nighttime, I’m speeding, I’m also on a dirt road, I’m messing with the radio and to top it all off I’m texting too, ALL WHILE DRIVING. I have been down that dirt road thousands of times, I’ve memorized where every hole, intersection, and obstacle is in the road. I look up and there’s a dead end about 15 feet away, i slam on my brakes and got down to 40 mph and hit the dead end, being launched 25 feet in the air and about 300 feet into the corn field that was on that section of land. I learned that night that I was not invincible and that dying can happen to ANYBODY.
- Kylie
Lazbuddie, TX
I was having the typical Friday. I had helped my 3 children get ready for the school day. We had a very busy week with a lot of family activities and the usual homework and chores. I taught at one school district and my children went to another. They all went to school together with my 17 year old driving. My youngest son, Justin always walked his little sister into the elementary and then the boys went to the high school. At 4 in the evening we were all back home doing a few things before my daughters t-ball game. My son, Justin was riding with me to the game. He never missed his little sisters games, because she had always been at his football and basketball games as his biggest supporter. I love that about my children, they always were their siblings biggest fans. I coached her little team and Justin was sitting in the stands when 3 of his friends came to the game. He came to me after the game was over and asked could he go eat with his friends. He was 15 years old and had never asked to go anywhere like that and his best friend, Drew was going. They were all good kids and students and I said yes. He kissed me and his sister and said I will be home by ten. I knew the driver and trusted everything would be ok. She was older and had road experience. I have always been called an overprotected Mom.
They went to a Mexican food restaurant and then came down the gravel/dirt road where we live and visited her dad. He was to be home at 10 and never made it. The phone rang at 10:01 and the driver said we have had a wreck and I can’t wake Justin up. I called 911 and my husband and other son left to be at the wreck. It happened about 1 mile from our house. Justin was a passenger in the back seat on the drivers side, she lost control, hit a tree on his side of the car and he died instantly. My husband started CPR and wouldn’t stop until a nurse friend that lives on the same gravel road came and took over.
All of the others are married and have families now. When it happened she said a cow was in the road. Later we found out different. I have a friend/secretary of our school that lost her son to a drunk driver the next spring on his way home to get ready for his prom. Being from a small town I felt all alone and very guilty for letting him go that night. There have been many teens in our town that have died since. It is not easy by any means, but life has gone on.
I miss him so much, every minute of everyday. He was so liked by his peers, believes in God and a very good football player. A very good kid! I teach at the same school where he attended now and have started this project with my students 9-12 grade. I am able to tell my story to my students now and I hope it will make a difference. You never know what turns you will have in life, but this has been an altering change in ours that will always be forever. Love you forever and always–Justin Dale Archer.
- Carie
Paris, TX
It was June 9th, 2009, my 17th birthday, so of course we were partying. The party raged around and my phone was going off. My cousin Jace was calling, she had been drinking and she wanted to come see me but I didn’t answer. My girlfriend and I drove back to my house and fell asleep. We woke up around 9 a.m. with my sister standing in front of me crying. Our cousin had died, she exclaimed. I thought she was joking but the tears were real.
My cousin was driving home from Amarillo between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. She had wrecked her mustang and rolled it 8 times. I went to the scene and walked around. I saw the dents in the sandbanks where her car hit. I counted all 8 spots. I found stuff that belonged to her – earrings, money, pieces of her car everywhere. My heart sank when I picked up a ripped sheet of paper left by the paramedics. They tried to keep her from fading but her heart stopped at 7:23 a.m., June 10th, 2009. Internal bleeding from her seat belt. The passenger, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt, survived the crash to be hit by an oncoming drunk driver. He lived with 3 broken vertebrae, 2 in his spine and 1 in his neck.
- Dallas
Fritch, TX
I’m 13 and my friend was killed by texting and driving. Her name was Jessie Soto and she was 15 years old. She had her permit and was driving without her mom. She had gone on the back roads of Los Angeles, California where she had moved 2 months before her death. She didn’t think that it would happen to her, so she did it. She went 95mph in a 65mph speed limit zone. She didn’t know what would happen and she didn’t think about it. She died October 5, 2010.
- SCA
Bronte, TX
2009. It seemed like a normal high school homecoming. The football game, dance, and of course, the ‘after-party.’ A couple years before, a family had lost their son to suicide. This time it was different.
Chris, his cousin and a friend had been involved that night. Chris had not been drinking. They had nowhere to stay that night and knew that Chris’s cousin lived no more than 30 miles away. They didn’t think it would be that bad of a drive. Turns out they were wrong…
11:47 p.m. Friday night, everything seemed like a good time. Chris’s cousin was driving, friend in the passanger seat and Chris in the back.
6:04 a.m., Chris, his cousin and friend were found on the side of the road. Chris with no left arm, cousin lifeless and friend bawling.
No one still knows exactly what went on that night but everyone’s life was impacted. Chris layed on the road for at least 8 hours with no left arm next to his life-less cousin. That was the second cousin he’d lost from that family. I still talk to him to this day, he’s doing great, and is in the process of getting an arm. No one knew how lucky he would get.
Please don’t drive drunk, you never know who’s life it may effect. Chris’s whole family was involved that night. It hurts, and no one should be killed or hurt for their innocence.
- Emily
Denton, TX
Tiffany Marie Walker was a family friend that I was really close to. She was sick one day at a friend’s house and was in a rush to get home, but she never made it home due to reckless driving. I was only in third grade and came home early because Tiffany passed away. I remember Tiffany and her wreck everyday, I just pray everyone is driving safely and not speeding. Tiffany lost her life only being 19 and just graduating from high school 3 months earlier.
- Hailey
Caddo Mills, TX
A little over 3 years ago my dad was hit by a drunk driver and almost killed. I am so grateful that he is still here however my families lives have been turned upside down. As a result of the accident my dad has a limp and can’t do a lot of the things that he used to, he also has a brain injury because of this.
There are a lot of lessons I can share about this. ( In order for the 1st to make sense I need to explain more) My dad was riding his motorcycle and the man that hit him was driving a 1 ton Dodge truck. the first lesson is no matter what wear a helmet, if my dad was not wearing his he would be dead right now.
A second lesson – savor every moment you have with the people you love, in a split second they could be gone. When the accident happened I was about ten years old, then about a year later when my dad was recovering and able to walk a little I had a church father daughter activity and I was so glad that I was going to get to go. Then on the day of the activity he was in too much pain to go so I went alone, I can not put into words how much it hurt to go and see all of the other girls there with their dads but I was all alone.
I also have a little sister who just had her 7th birthday right before the accident. Imagine being woke up before the sun was up to be told that your dad is being life flighted to the nearest hospital, then getting there and not being able to see him because he’s in the ICU.I know that you have heard it time and time again but please, don’t drink and drive you could not only lose your life but it could be your best friends family or your own parents just think what it would be like to be in my place.
- HP
Salt Lake City, Utah
On June 27th, 2002…the lives of two families changed forever. My brother Jesse Diaz Jr along with his two friends Pearl Rodriguez, and Ram had left my parent’s home to pick up another friend. Jesse was the Valedictorian of his senior class and was a 4.0 student at UT Austin, Pearl had dreams of one day becoming a a veterinarian. Pearl was the driver and my brother Jesse was a backseat passenger when they were hit by another driver. I remember driving home from work and from afar all I could see was flashing lights. As I got near I noticed that a really bad car accident was backing up the traffic just a block away from our house. It didn’t take long for our worst nightmare to begin. Pearl died on impact….for my family, we experienced 4 long and agonizing days. On July 1st, my brother died at the age of 19. All his dreams, aspirations, and all that he had worked for quickly came to an end. After everything had happened, we found out that Jesse was not wearing a seatbelt…accusations came about that Pearl was using her cell phone and to top of it all……..a DRUNK DRIVER who was going 70mph on a 55 had hit them. Every year, every summer….two families mourn the loss of their loved ones. Our roads are already infested by distracted drivers don’t be caught driving while distracted when there’s drunk drivers on our roads. We will never know if Pearl was in fact using her phone but if in any given case she was….maybe she would have noticed the speeding car coming straight at them. Today marks the 8th year of not having these two precious and beautiful lives…and our lives will NEVER ever be the same without them…
- YD
Weslaco, Texas
This story just happened recently, about 4 days ago. Well, I was heading up to MCC with my parents for a college day and there was this lady in a black car, swerving back and forth along the road and not even using a blinker. So, for everybody’s safety and mine, we decided to call 911 to report it. Well, the operator asked us what do you think could be causing this and we got up to her car and she was texting and was driving with her knees!!! I was furious! That could cause a huge accident! So, a police car was waiting for her up the road. Don’t let me catch you texting while driving. I’ll report you!!!!! Think about the consequences before you do something like that.
- Chelsy
Oglesby, TX
I woke up to a bright light. Sitting in the back seat, my head fell because the door it leaned on was opened from the outside. I was caught by the back of my brand new sweater and lifted out of the car. Waking up I realized, my arms were cuffed behind my back and I was being escorted to the hospital entrance. I tried to remember if I had been injured in any way, but I felt fine.
My name is Julian Contreras and I graduated from High School in 2004. I was a strong student and graduated with academic honors to include, National Honor Society and Spanish NHS. I was Vice President of the Art Club, an active member of student council and also participated in football, track, and cross-country. My how time flies…
It is now New Years Eve, December 2007 and I lived with a roommate in a newly built 3-bedroom house. I had been working at Sprint for over two years, I had some college under my belt, I just turned 22 and I was soaking up all life had to offer me. Life was great. I was invited to a New Years Eve party down the street from my house. My best friend’s parents were hosting it, so there was sure to be a good mix of family, friends, and neighbors. I had originally planned to do some art and call it an early evening, despite the occasion, but decided to make a quick appearance to kick off what I was hoping would be a great 2008!
After my first alcoholic beverage, I made arrangements to stay the night even though I only lived about 5 minutes away. This is what responsible drinkers do, plan ahead of time to not drink and drive… right? That’s what I thought. The next thing I remember, I was waking up to a police officer with a flashlight. I gave a blood sample at a nearby hospital and then I was immediately transported to the jail downtown.
As I sat on a concrete jail floor, with my ankles shackled together and my head hung low with guilt, I began to reflect on my eventful evening. No matter how hard I tried to remember the events that led up to this, I could not. That part of my memory was completely blank. The last thing I remember was saying “Hi” to my friend Julie. I feared for the severity of my actions and was overcome with emotion and sadness. I later found out I was involved in a drinking and driving accident. The victim was in critical condition and I had not a scratch on me. I immediately said a prayer. I have prayed for him every day since then.
I got out of jail with multiple conditions. I was to report weekly to the pretrial office for drug and alcohol testing. I had an alcohol monitor on my leg for over a year and I still have a breathalyzer in my car. For the testing, the breathalyzer, and the monitor, I was paying $425 a month. It is now January 2010 and I recently plead guilty to intoxication assault. The victim spent a good amount of time in the hospital but is OK now. To this day I don’t know much about him, and as remorseful as I am about what happened, my lawyer has advised me not to contact him. He seeks the maximum sentence. My case is set for sentencing in March of this year. The prosecutor is recommending 8 years in a state prison, a $1,500 fine, and a 2-year driver’s license suspension. For my first drunk driving incident, it’s definitely no slap on the wrist.
Where did I go wrong? In the early morning hours of January 1st, 2008, I got behind the wheel after drinking and my life was changed forever. I can’t help but think I don’t belong in jail with real criminals, but whenever I apply for a new job, I will be looked at as one. I will have a felony on my record and for the rest of my life, that night will not only haunt my dreams, but especially my reality. And even after all the money spent and prison time served, I will never forget that I was not the only one whose life was changed. I will always feel guilty for all of the unfortunate ways I affected the victim’s life. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about him, his family, and everyone else affected by my actions that night.
- Julian C.
San Antonio, TX
The night of Tuesday December 1, changed my life forever. My 25 year old cousin who was going to graduate from Medical School this year was killed by a drunk driver. She was stopped at a red light when a car from behind hit her causing her tires to slip on the icy road and hit the car in front of her. The man from behind pulled back and tried getting through the side lane when his car slipped, hitting the drivers side of Jassi’s car. She didn’t die at the scene of the wreck but died at 7:38am the next morning at the hospital caused by internal bleeding. She had everything going for her in her life until the one moment that drunk driver tagged her dead. Don’t drink and drive, you may come out okay but somebodies mother, father, sister, brother, or child may be the one who gets tagged dead.
- Harpreet K
Dallas, TX
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