Drunk Driver Lost Control Of Actions, Mouth

On a ride-along with the Washington State Patrol, I viewed firsthand the embarrassment and stupidity that go with drinking and driving.

Our first call involved an elderly man who had driven through a fence at a restaurant on Trent. When we arrived, we noticed a very large car halfway through a wooden fence, but did not see the suspect.

A witness told Trooper Robert Noack that the man had hit the fence, talked to him for a minute, then went into the restaurant. The witness also said the man urinated on a Dumpster while he talked with him.

Trooper Noack escorted the old man from the restaurant; he could barely walk without support and was covered in dirt. While the man was insisting he was not drunk, he dropped his cigarette and fell backwards.

He was handcuffed and put in the back of our car. While in the car alone with him, I was forced to listen to his life story, how he wasn’t a violent person and didn’t belong in handcuffs. He also called me “darling” and proposed marriage three times.

Not only is drinking and driving very dangerous and stupid, I discovered it’s also extremely embarrassing. You have no control over your bodily functions, and that includes what you say.