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Minivan vs. Concrete Light Pole: I was heavily intoxicated.
Winter Springs, Florida

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Intoxicated Crash Minivan

I was coming home from the bar where I had been hanging out with my friends.  It was Spring Break, March 16, 2007 at 2:30 am in Winter Springs, Florida (a suburb on the outskirts of Orlando).  It was a rainy night and the roads were slick.  I was traveling in a 2005 Mazda MPV LX at an estimated speed of 40 - 45 mph on winding residential road with a posted speed limit of 25 mph.  I was heavily intoxicated.  

I rounded the corner and realized I had passed the entrance to my subdivision.  I went off the road onto the soft shoulder to turn around and struck the light pole.  The impact was at an estimated speed of 35 mph.  I never even tapped the brakes.  I was not wearing my seatbelt and was thrown under the dashboard of my car.  Luckily the light pole fell away from the van and landed in pieces on the pavement.  I was given a ticket for careless driving, another for DUI, and arrested and taken to jail.  

To my suprise, my van was not totaled.  It had $10,500.00 in damages.  I went to the hospital after I was bailed out of jail.  The MRI showed that I had two herniated discs at L4 & L5 and L5 & S1.  I had airbag burns on my arms and face.  I had minor cuts and bruises.  I was out of work for eight weeks and I am still under going treatment for my back injury.  I am in constant pain and the damage to my spine is perminent.  I was convicted of Reckless Driving and sentenced to 1 year probation, ordered to pay $1,042.00 for the utility pole, ordered to attend alcohol counseling and AA meetings, fined $500.00, and my driver's license was suspended for 1 year for refusing the BAL Test and Drug Screen.  I am lucky that I did not hurt or kill anyone and I did not suffer further injuries or die.  It could have been much worst.  

I learned the hard way, drugs, alcohol, & driving do not mix.  If you want to drink alcohol, have a driver ready to pick you up or call a cab.  It will be much cheeper and safer.
David S.


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