MainstreaM Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) Wife got a call Wednesday morning, around 1:30am, from my stepson. All he would say is "Mom, I'm hurt; Mom, I'm hurt." She finally got it out of him where he was at, just a mile or so from the house. I get up, throw on some clothes, and haul tail. I see taillights in a ditch. I jumped out and run up to the car to find him pinned between the head rest and roof of the car; his head in back seat and feet in the passenger floorboard. I set the door on my back and reach in and grab him and pull him out. I get him on the ground go back to my car and pull it up to where he's at. Load him up in the passenger seat only to be slapped in the face with a very strong odor of alcohol. Take him back home and tell my wife get him to the hospital ASAP, he's been drinking and that's the only way we can buy him some time to sober up. After you see the pics you'll be amazed that he only got a busted nose, bruising, and hurt pride. I go back to the crash site and call the police. They show up and get the investigation/towing process started. The officer knew us and knew what was going on, so he waited until the scene was cleaned up before going to the hospital. Once he got to the hospital he reamed my stepson a new one and wrote him two tickets. More than likely he will lose his license but a DUI won't go on his record. The ONLY reason I kept him from getting a DUI is baseball. He will go to college on a scholarship and has a good chance of making it into the minors. A DUI would get him kicked off the team and ruin his future for the rest of his life. Repercussions from this incident, aside from what the legal aspects, is I will NOT buy him another car to drive and he will NOT be put back on our insurance. If he doesn't lose his license, he definitely won't be driving any of our vehicles. I refused to give him this car to drive but my wife overrode my authority and gave it to him anyway. Now she realizes I was right, a teenager does not need a powerful car period. Pics:http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/2896/167uz.jpghttp://img577.imageshack.us/img577/6431/p2230335.jpghttp://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4199/p2230333.jpghttp://img203.imageshack.us/img203/8340/p2230332.jpghttp://img594.imageshack.us/img594/461/p2230331.jpghttp://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6930/p2230330.jpghttp://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8752/p2230329.jpghttp://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6766/p2230328.jpghttp://img194.imageshack.us/img194/2031/p2230327pe.jpghttp://img838.imageshack.us/img838/2586/p2230337.jpgFirst went off road up at the beginning of the the rock wall 50 or so yards up the road. Speed estimated at 80+ mph. If insurance doesn't pay it off I will be buying it back to part out. Kane Edited February 24, 2011 by MainstreaM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badtoad Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Dang i hope he learns something from this. Drinking is fun for a few but in the end its nothing but trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrngwae Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 dang Kane, i know how much you did to that car. were we just talking about that same issue a couple monthes ago when you came up...........man this stinks. he is a very very luck young man. on several issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullzaflare Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 sad part is, most dont learn from things like this, make sure you knock it into him, it will take a few days to set in though. make him realize he could have died that night.i had a friend die a few months ago in his own house he just bought from alcohol poisoning. he basically drowned in puke, the paramedics never tried to clear his airway, my other friend was the only one keeping him alive til they showed up. ( he had a party at his house)he was only 22 on a sidenote, is the engine and trans savable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakyjoints Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Is that your car or the wives? At least the kid is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coke Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Sorry to hear about the car. I love Aristo's. Hope your son realizes that drinking and driving is a HUGE no no, and that could have been his LIFE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dred_85.5_TSI Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) Wow. I'm glad he is OK and I hope he learns from this. Yeah there is no reason anyone under ~21 should be driving a car with that kind of power. It simply comes down to experience. My own example has caused me to be much more careful driving. ~ 4.5 years ago I was driving my first car that was actually mine, it was a real pile but it ran well and had been reliable for what it was, which I had spent about a year doing body work and fixing mechanical issues to get it roadworthy again. Anyway I was driving back from college in the middle of the day, it was raining lightly, and about two miles from home I had a left turn without a stop and I was being stupid seeing how fast I could go around it. Well the car under steered badly and I locked up the front brakes, ran over a stop sign (which landed on the hood) and slammed head on into an electric pole at around 40mph. It totaled the car and I was lucky to walk away with bruises and an appreciation of how quickly things can go bad. I am proud to say I've been accident free since then. Edited February 24, 2011 by Dred_85.5_TSI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Glad he's not hurt too bad he will learn from this, and make sure you remind him of that OFTEN take care bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turborusty Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 His tail should be on the bus for the next 3 years! Turborusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Glad he's relatively OK. Like what was said before, beat it into him that he's lucky. I hope you are able to make him realize that by you pulling some strings and him not getting trouble will save his college and possibly a career in baseball. I hope he doesn't take it as if he can get in trouble, and someone will help him out and pull strings. That's how I was. I didn't see my parents bailing me out as "wow, I'm lucky they did that, it could have been WAY worse." I saw it more like "They got me out of that one, I wonder what else they can get me out of." Eventually they quit helping me out and let me suffer my own consequences. I'm sure he's in all sorts of trouble at home, grounded and whatnot. One punishment that helped me a lot when I was a bad kid was something that was long term and directly related to what I did to get in trouble. Once, when I wrecked my dad's car he made me pay back the $250 insurance deductable by paying $1 a day. That way I had a daily reminder of why not to beat on his car. If I didn't pay my $1 for the day, I didn't drive, and had to pay $1 interest for every day I missed. I'm figuring something like this might cost a whole lot more out-of-pocket than just a $250 deductible, so you might have him on the hook with paying you $1 a day until he's actually of legal drinking age LOL. As long as he's OK and learns a lesson from all this, at least something good can be taken from it. Shame to see such a nice car destroyed, but hopefully you can buy it back for cheap and maybe use the parts to build one even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 So he's under age, drinking and driving, and not wearing a seat belt in a car that you bought for him. What a crappy kid. Good thing he lived, so he has a chance to grow up and hopefully not be a crappy adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin88starionturbo Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 wow gald hes ok. my self being in 2 car accedents my self i have learn my lesson me being 17 years old. honestly cant leave the driveway with out a seat belt any more. luckly both of them i had my seat belt on. i totaled my dads s10 pretty good. he wasent to happy. my friend in the middle broke a collar bone. and totaled my driveing schools car not at fault. but im shure if he remembers this after its all over this lession will stay with him. i know it has with me. and now that i have a starquest im extemely careful while driving in the rain. luckly i am allergic to alcohol and cant drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averse Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 If he has to pay for the car he might feel some real consequences. Does MADD give panel sessions in your area? All DUI offenders are required to attend one in our state if they get a DUI. As Coke said, it could have been his life, or even worse for him, it could have been someone else's life. Some things are worse than death and living with the knowledge that you ended someone's life recklessly falls into that category, I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy larry Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Kane That's tragic Sad to see a young man that needs to learn the hard way. Something we all do. Or at least I Did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanta Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Holy crap is he ever lucky to be alive if speeds were estimated at 80+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody1 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 an appreciation of how quickly things can go bad. A fine way to put it. I suppose most can imagine the illusion of control, power, satisfaction, etc.., immediately preceeding the wreck. And then your life, and the lives of those around you, is subject to significant revision. whew. I am happy that this can have a happy ending. Alot of municipalites are springing for "drug courts". These courts allow first time offenders the opportunity to experience "the system", drug checks, probation, meetings, short leash, etc. With none of the jeopardizing effects of a felony on your record. I am ignorant of their effectiveness. But many people strongly believe in them. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminated Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Glad to hear hes alright, but definitely give him an tail-whooping. Don't want him repeating that. Does he fully understand what you did for him as far as the DUI and his baseball? If not, you might smack that into him aswell... Yeah there is no reason anyone under ~21 should be driving a car with that kind of power. Sure there are PLENTY of teenagers who dont deserve to be driving. But not all of them are as bad as everyone gives them credit for. I drove a Fox body mustang from the time i was 16 to the time i was 19. During those years, it was stock for less than 6 months, and then had a H/C/I and 300hp, so it was pretty quick. I could have gotten in a lot of trouble with that car, (granted, i did do my fair share of stupid s*** in it) but i was smart enough to know when not to drive like an idiot, or scared enough not to push the limits. I now drive an 03 cobra, and have for 9 months at this point, and I'm accident free (i turn 20 in march...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchi934 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Yeah there is no reason anyone under ~21 should be DRINKING AND DRIVING, especially a car with that kind of power. Fixed it for you. I guess im just a little sentimental because someone close to me was killed by a drunk driver... On a lighter note I'm very glad he's okay. Things could have been MUCH MUCH worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Oh man. -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Glad he's ok. Yeah it could have been much worse. Show him this video. Be sure to mute the sound because the music is innapropriate for the situation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE2L4OhJ69w&feature=feedrec_grec_index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdScrip Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Exactly. A lot of kids my age think "Oh well if it happens it just happens to me". Just look at that video above. Some people have no idea what kind of power is in their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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