Woman accused in fatal wreck arrested three days earlier (for DWI)

[rainbow4321]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D88HR5700.html

A woman accused in a drunken driving wreck that killed a teenager and injured eight people in an airport shuttle was arrested 10 days earlier on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police said. Proffitt is accused of driving the wrong way on Texas Highway 183 Sunday morning, then crashing into a van on its way to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Kayla Rae Proffitt, 20, of Grapevine, remained jailed in Irving on Monday facing charges of intoxication manslaughter and five counts of intoxication assault, said David Tull, an Irving police spokesman.

According to police records in nearby Euless, Proffitt was arrested Feb. 17 on suspicion of drunken driving after officers stopped her vehicle about 3:30 a.m. Proffitt refused to take a breath test, according to Euless police reports.

[Mistress Quickly]

1. Breathalyzer car starters

Alcoholics are going to drink and drive, I was the daughter of 2 alcoholics who drove drunk all the time.

They can have 50 areests, and it won't make a difference, and taking away their license won't make a difference. You have to make their car not start if they are drunk.

Inconvenient? Better than dead!

[rainbow4321]

2. Yeah, but then they get someone else to breath into the machine...

There was a guy several years ago that made his kid breath into the machine cuz he was drunk...I forget the details but that is how he was able to get back on the road.

[Mandate My Ass]

6. The new ones make you breathe into it at random intervals

while you're on the road. If you don't comply or if your breath comes up positive for alcohol, the car stops.

[booksenkatz]

3. If not that, then seize their vehicle and let them ride a bike to work

I bet not many friends or relatives would be willing to loan their car to a drunk. And if they do, then seize it. And seize the next one. And the next one. Seize every car that the drunk drives. Make it so fucking inconvenient for the drunks and their families that people will start sitting up and paying attention to the problem. I'm not against drinking by any means (that would make me a hypocrite), but I'm most certainly against drunk driving, period. I've seen the deaths and injuries and lives ruined by drunk drivers -- and it's sadly ironic that the drunk drivers are seldom injured themselves. Somehow, people are allowed to rack up long lists of DWI offenses without any behavioral changes. They will continue making the list longer until the twelfth of never. They won't stop themselves. So I vote for inconveniencing the FUCK out of them. If they won't get help for themselves, maybe a family member would do it. They can all ride bikes or buses to work and school. Or walk.

I've noticed that most Americans don't care about a problem until it directly impacts/inconveniences them... things like illegal wars, for example.

[Straight Shooter]

4. This is no different than shooting and killing someone when you're drunk.

The penalty should be the same. Imprisonment for a long, long time.

We all pay a heavy price for people who drink and drive. Insurance rates are the financial price, as well as medical care costs for those who survive these accidents but are left with severe head injuries and other crippling results. Then there is the loss to society of the contribution of the victims.

The other staggering price is emotional. When someone you love is gone forever because a stupid effin' POS drunk felt no need to act responsibly, it's an experience that is never forgotten.

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[bettyellen]

5. i hope she does some real time

and she never drives agin.
fuck, i wouldn't want to if i were her. amazing how many people are willing to be in denial over the damage they have done others.

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