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Twenty-five thousand.
That’s how many Americans died last year as the direct result of alcohol-related crashes on the nation’s highways.
It’s not an unprecedented figure.
The same gruesome statistic has been repeated not one, nor two nor five—but 10 years running.
One could argue that drunks behind the wheel are among the greatest mass murders in history.
Fifty percent of all traffic-related deaths in this country annually are caused by people who never should have climbed behind the wheel.
Their victims don’t have a
The 13-year-old from Norfolk killed while playing in his driveway is just one brutal example.
It’s little wonder why organizations like Mothers Against Dvuak Drivers (MADD) and Students Against Drunk Drivers (SADD) are joining forces throughout the U.S. Nobody’s glad about the situation.
Most surprisingly, perhaps, is how few Americans get excited about the carnage. We’re immune, seemingly. We yawn and flip to the next newspaper page.
President Renan finally flipped about drunk drivers.
Originally against moves to force states to raise the legal drinking age to 21, the president got religion, so to speak.
In signing legislation resulting
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