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http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Montreal pedestrians drunk driver/2397232/story.html
" Two pedestrians were seriously injured downtown this morning by a drunk driver.
The man who was hit, 25, is reportedly in critical condition while the woman, 50, is considered stable, police said.
The SUV was headed east on Ste. Catherine St. W. around 4 a.m. when the driver swerved, possibly to avoid to another vehicle. He hit another car and rolled onto the sidewalk between Crescent St. and de la Montagne St., striking the victims.
The driver and passenger of the vehicle were uninjured. Police arrested the driver and brought him back to the police station for an alcohol test, which he failed.
Police suspect it was the combination of alcohol, speed and weather that caused the accident. "
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What seemed to have happened:
Apparently a taxi came out of nowhere and he tried to avoid it, but instead hits another car and hits twp pedestrians on the sidewalk. As far as I know, he drank a few mini-shots in the club (I think) and didn't seem to have that much tolerance (but I barely know the guy and probably biased because I have a stereotype that asians don't have much tolerance). He honestly looked fine when I saw him about 5 minutes before the accident.
I almost hopped in his car to go eat at a Restaurant with other friends, but I decided to take the taxi home instead (too tired to go beyond 5am).
He's just an acquaintance. Seemed like a nice guy though (despite this...).
what is the most likely situation that can happen to him?
He failed the alcohol test.
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United States42689 Posts
Don't drink and drive yo. Doesn't matter if the drink caused it or not, you just don't drink and drive. He'll probably get hit pretty hard by the law though. Over here if you're over the limit and injure someone in a car accident then you get fucked. Even if the alcohol didn't directly cause it.
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He should go to jail and lose his DL.
SHOULD. Probably won't be that harsh tho.
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On January 03 2010 10:30 On_Slaught wrote:
He should go to jail and lose his DL.
SHOULD. Probably won't be that harsh tho.
It'll probably be as bad or worse, depending on whether or not it his previous history, actually.
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He'll likely lose his license for awhile and face a stiff fine but will likely avoid jail time if he has a good police history.
That said, this dude is a tool. Drinking and driving is never a good idea, especially on new years in downtown Montreal.
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When I talked to my friend about it, he has previous records about driving. I'm not sure what it is exactly.
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United States42689 Posts
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If you're going to drive drunk, at least eat a loaf of bread and drink a gallon of water to at least pretend like you give a shit.
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If the guy he hit is in bad condition it won't end up good.
If he dies he will be charged with manslaughter, right? (in Romanian it's called murder by imprudence). Combine that with drunk driving and you're in deep trouble.
However, my guess is that it will revolve around the taxi that he avoided. Are there any witnesses to say that there actually was a cab? Because if there aren't, it will be his fault entirely in the eyes of the law.
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I detest drunk drivers - you put others at so much extra risk when you're irresponsible.
As for the driver's fate, it depends on how his victims end up, and his previous record.
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In some jurisdictions drunk driving leading to death can be charged as murder.
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i hope karma fucks him over soon just like he fucked the guy over
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Driving drunk is one of those things I never understand.
You carry a heavy risk to your own life, life of others, and heavy penalty if caught. Okay, plenty of things in life carry risks. But here's the kicker. IT'S 100% AVOIDABLE. If you can pay your bar tab, you can pay for a freaking cab fare.
Even if you take morality out of the discussion, driving drunk still makes zero sense.
Oh, and yeah, your acquaintance is fucked unless there's some very loose laws where you live. They don't mess around against drunk drivers.
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I have zero tolerance for drunk drivers, no pun intended
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Maybe only a bit related... a crazy pedestrian and a driver + his girlfriend (wife) got into an argument while the man was crossing the street. After a bit of banging on the car and a lot of shouting, the pedestrian eventually started to walk off, but the driver and his girlfriend/wife were still angry and got out of the car to confront the pedestrian. The pedestrian then ran into the guy's car and drove off on a rampage, hitting cars and people alike. Eventually he came crashing up a curb and the tires blew. The car slid into a wall or something and that was that. A bunch of people were taken to the hospital (no people died I don't think). Rage is a terrible thing  This was in Vancouver, BC
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Yeah, that's why drunk driving is so senseless to me too. I've lost 3 friends due to being HIT by drunk drivers. It makes the friends/family of the victims so heartbroken because it's completely avoidable. It's just some asshole was too selfish to take themselves off the street and had the liquid courage to get behind the wheel. He was brave enough to drive drunk, hope he's brave enough to stay a month in the slammer.
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My last DUI cost me 7000...
Yeah, just never ever do it.
I had to drive ONE FUCKN BLOCK!!!
So I did, and a spy assassin cop just nailed me.
He's gonna lose a ton of money over this.
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Russian Federation4447 Posts
On January 03 2010 10:20 ShcShc wrote:
(dunno if I should post the news article, but here's the copy/paste)
" Two pedestrians were seriously injured downtown this morning by a drunk driver.
The man who was hit, 25, is reportedly in critical condition while the woman, 50, is considered stable, police said.
The SUV was headed east on Ste. Catherine St. W. around 4 a.m. when the driver swerved, possibly to avoid to another vehicle. He hit another car and rolled onto the sidewalk between Crescent St. and de la Montagne St., striking the victims.
The driver and passenger of the vehicle were uninjured. Police arrested the driver and brought him back to the police station for an alcohol test, which he failed.
Police suspect it was the combination of alcohol, speed and weather that caused the accident. "
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What seemed to have happened:
Apparently a taxi came out of nowhere and he tried to avoid it, but instead hits another car and hits twp pedestrians on the sidewalk. As far as I know, he drank a few mini-shots in the club (I think) and didn't seem to have that much tolerance (but I barely know the guy and probably biased because I have a stereotype that asians don't have much tolerance). He honestly looked fine when I saw him about 5 minutes before the accident.
I almost hopped in his car to go eat at a Restaurant with other friends, but I decided to take the taxi home instead (too tired to go beyond 5am).
He's just an acquaintance. Seemed like a nice guy though (despite this...).
what is the most likely situation that can happen to him?
He failed the alcohol test.
Was this new years?
I heard about this. I think I was close to the area.
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Your buddy should get the death penalty.
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On January 03 2010 14:54 psion0011 wrote:
Your buddy should get the death penalty.
Right because that will solve all of our problems.
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