Chef killed, wife injured
Woman charged with felony DUI in collision
A popular local chef was killed and his wife injured late Saturday after authorities say their car was hit head on by another car traveling the wrong way on the James Island connector.
Brett Maynard
Brett Maynard, 35, of James Island died at the scene of the 1:15 a.m. wreck in the westbound lanes of the connector, Charleston County Deputy Coroner Bobbi Jo O'Neal said. An autopsy is scheduled for today. Maynard's wife, Jill, was listed in fair condition at the Medical University Hospital Sunday night.
Charleston Police on Sunday charged Amy McCormick, 37, of Charleston with two counts of felony DUI and one count of child endangerment after they say she was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. Police say McCormick's infant was in the car with her but was secured in a child seat and not injured.
Authorities say Maynard was a passenger in the car driven by his wife. Friends say Maynard was a highly regarded chef who was well-known from working several years at Fulton Five in downtown Charleston and, most recently, at his job at 39 Rue de Jean. He also operated his own restaurant, Twizt on James Island, for a while.
"He was an excellent chef who was locally well-known," said Laura Bright, marketing director for Maverick Southern Kitchens, the corporate owner of High Cotton, where Jill Maynard works.
Bright said Jill Maynard has been a general manager with the Charleston High Cotton restaurant since it opened in 1999. Bright said Jill sustained injuries to both of her ankles but is expected to fully recover.
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jimihatt (anonymous) says...
please let us know if we can do anything in your time of need..
look to your loved ones!
jimihatt,guerrilla cuisine
December 1, 2008 at 3:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ballachulish (anonymous) says...
Absolutely horrible, endangering a child, killing and maiming innocents.
So,so,sad.
December 1, 2008 at 4:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
skeeter (anonymous) says...
Oh my God! This makes me so angry.
December 1, 2008 at 4:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CedarPosts (anonymous) says...
"Jill sustained injuries to both of her ankles but is expected to fully recover"
Andy Paras you are a Moron! Do you really think she'll ever fully recover?
December 1, 2008 at 6:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
moonpie (anonymous) says...
Me too skeeter, I still find it hard to believe that people still drive drunk! This is usually the out come some innocent person gets killed. And this lovely person had an infant in the car!? May God have mercy on your sole.
December 1, 2008 at 6:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SomeTruthPlease (anonymous) says...
Moonpie-the right sole or the left? Soul might be just what you were looking for, although I thoroughly enjoyed the foot reference! Amy McCormick will surely suffer...the guilt of knowing she took a life, ruined another, and lost her child, all in one fell swoop...and at 37...we can't blame her being young and stupid...she's just an idiot.
December 1, 2008 at 6:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
zoomru (anonymous) says...
GRRRRRR !!!!
DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE .....people !!!!
Heartfelt prayers for everyone involved..!
December 1, 2008 at 6:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
sig (anonymous) says...
Amazing! Another example of law enforcement not being out enforcing traffic laws.
Another life lost to a drunk driver and lives ruined by them. When was the last time you saw a DUI check point? There should be one every night by each law enforcement agency in the Tri-county area.
Prayers for the family!
December 1, 2008 at 7:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
wonderdog (anonymous) says...
Prayers for the Maynard family.
McCormick, no mother of the year award for you.
December 1, 2008 at 7:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
wonderdog (anonymous) says...
There aren't enough cops in the area, according to the Public Defenders office. My taxes are outrageous, but I wouldn't mind if the taxes went to more funding for law enforcement instead of CCSD administration and their fancy office building (note, I said administration, not schools). There are DUI/license checkpoints, and people scream harassment. There are several DUI arrests almost every night, and the judges put them back on the street. Bet McCormick gets a suspended sentence.
December 1, 2008 at 7:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
islandbenzbc (anonymous) says...
What a shame...so many lives ruined by one person's stupidity and disregard for the law.
December 1, 2008 at 7:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CedarPosts (anonymous) says...
Moonpie I'll assume that sole is a put down as a low life drunk is no beter than an dirty shoe?
photo of the drunk http://cedarposts.blogspot.com
December 1, 2008 at 7:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CedarPosts (anonymous) says...
I think it's time we have a ZERO tolerance law on drunk driving.
In other words no drink is acceptable, not even just one. Lower the limit to .01 so that if you have a drink and drive its jail.
That is the rule I'm under every time I step into the cockpit and begin a check list. You don't have even one drink 24 hours before you fly or you're fired.
Most countries have the 8 hours bottle to throttle rule for boat captains and pilots why not drivers?
December 1, 2008 at 8:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Girleygirl (anonymous) says...
My condelences sent to the family & friends of Brett Maynard.
I really don't know what else to say about the woman driving around drunk with her infant in the car early on a Saturday morning. Why could she not stay where she was at? If someone was watching her child for her, could they not tell she was drunk?
December 1, 2008 at 8:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ColdBud (anonymous) says...
In my opinion, murder charges should apply to this case. When will we stop handling drunk drivers with kid gloves??? How many innocent lives have to be lost???
My condolences to the innocent victims that lost loved ones.
December 1, 2008 at 8:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jca (anonymous) says...
wasnt this same woman arrested for killing a motorcyclist a few months back
hit and run then
keep scum like this woman off the roads
too many car crashes of late
December 1, 2008 at 8:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lucy_fan (anonymous) says...
I agree with you, Cedarposts. Zero tolerance for drunk drivers. And I hardly call 37 being "young and stupid". Stupid, yes. Selfish, yes. Her 'suffering' is nothing compared to what Mrs. Maynard is and will be going through. There is no excuse for drinking and driving. None. And to have a child in the car when you knowingly get behind the wheel of a car????? She needs to face murder charges, at the very least.
Hi Girley!!
December 1, 2008 at 9:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
IronWoman (anonymous) says...
McCorkmick should lose her child, should do plenty of jail time, and should be made to pay a huge monetary resistution to the Maynard family. Not that it will make things right, ... but to ease the expenses for Jill.
This Mother disgusts me, I'm glad I don't know her personally.
God be with Jill during this time.
December 1, 2008 at 9:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GKW (anonymous) says...
Its that legal drug called alcohol. Legal in every state to do this to more innocent people. This women should spend the rest of her life in jail, and loose her child, what an awful excuse for a mother to be that drunk with her child in the car and going the wrong way. But every one will sympathize with her because she has a disease called not knowing when to stop drinking. Lock her up, throw away the key and never worry about her again, apparently she has no regard for anyone, including herself, being a worthless drunk that she is by displaying herself in this manner. Thanks to that legal drug "alcohol"
December 1, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
coolfreaknbeans (anonymous) says...
My condolences to the family. As for this POS so called mother- she should fry. This couldve been prevented and not just by the scum who hit them. The judge has failed the community and most of all this family. Something tells me this drug addicted drunk didnt quit using while she was pregnant. Did no one see this? I think the people she was drinking and using drugs with should be charged as well. Who in God's name would let a woman get plastered, use drugs and hop in the car with an infant and drive? (even most addicts will often dump their kid off with someone so they can go party) I think judges shoud be held accountable when they slap the wrists of criminals and endanger the community. I bet sentences would be a lot harsher. So very sad.
December 1, 2008 at 9:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SimplyMad (anonymous) says...
WTH is going on around here? This DUI insanity is out of control.
Another one early last week;
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/n...
December 1, 2008 at 9:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
DUI_Kills (anonymous) says...
Remember Michele Vining?
"Woman charged in Dorchester fatality"
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/nov/...
She killed the very popular Matthew Joseph "Joe" Bunch of Summerville on October 8th of this year. She was driving under a suspended license too. She had just been arrested one month earlier for DUI (not her first) and then a week after that for an open container. The next month, she "loses control" of her car and hits the beloved 69 year old crossing guard, killing him. She wasn't found to be drunk that time, but she may very well have been under the influence of the pain killers that she is addicted too. They cause her to black out and have seizures. That drug abuse resulted in her having a one car accident a few years back that nearly paralyzed her.
The kicker? After she totaled her vehicle in the accident that killed Joe Bunch, her mother got her a new vehicle to drive. She's still driving. Still under suspension. Still drinking and driving and taking her narcotics. Still under charges for the last person she killed.
December 1, 2008 at 10:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
coolfreaknbeans (anonymous) says...
DUI_Kills- It's sounds like you have an "inside scoop". If you do, and know these things to be facts- call the police. Call when you see her driving and accurately report her exact location. Take a picture if possible. Please, please do something. Before she kills someone again.
December 1, 2008 at 10:17 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kontact (anonymous) says...
Condolences to this family.
December 1, 2008 at 10:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
coolfreaknbeans (anonymous) says...
Johnnyholmes-I dont care who you take a picture of. Yes I would absolutely take a picture of someone breaking the law. I have taken a picture of a woman with a small toddler(approx a year old) unrestrained and crawling all over her moving vehicle. If I saw a career drunk who had previously killed someone get sauced up and hop in a car- I would physically stop her and call the police. I have no problem with being a good citizen and reporting crime. Unfortuntely applying makeup while driving is just idiotic and not a crime. I could never forgive myself if I saw a known drunk get into their car sauced up,(I did nothing) and they hit and killed someone. Thanks but no thanks.
December 1, 2008 at 10:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
iceman1978 (anonymous) says...
Why no checkpoints? They used to have them on a regular basis and not just on New Years or 4th of July.
I knew that I had seen this guy from somewhere but I couldn't put my finger on it until I saw that he worked for Rue de Jean. I feel so terrible reading this. I'll be keeping his family in my prayers.
I know it's off the subject, but what I also have to wonder is what kind of a mother would have her infant child in the car at 1:15 AM after a night of bar hopping?
December 1, 2008 at 11:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
MP (anonymous) says...
Makes me both sick and sad. Contact your State legislator. They refuse to pass strong enough DUI laws because of "interfering with people's rights." That's BS and they know it.
December 1, 2008 at 11:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
bkeelin (anonymous) says...
People's rights are BS?
What country did you grow up in?
What textbooks did you learn from?
More government control, less freedom, socialism, communism, marxism. We are fast heading down this path and many of you seem to be pushing the train faster. It's about teaching personal responsibility not government interference. Please STOP THINKING THE GOVERNMENT CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THIS NATION. IT CANNOT NOT. Regulation and control is not the answer. Parents and teachers teaching personal responsibility for childrens actions will lead to adults who take responsibility for their own actions. This feel good society is killing this country. We need a reformation to Biblical truths and values. We need a revival in this country desperately. QUIT encouraging the government to do more, they have done too much.
December 1, 2008 at 11:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Rggr (anonymous) says...
My thoughts are with the family. What a horrible loss!
December 1, 2008 at 11:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
bkeelin (anonymous) says...
I truly feel for the families involved in this tragedy. I have counseled families who have been on both sides of this type of situation. I pray that God will comfort and draw everyone involved closer to Him.
December 1, 2008 at 11:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
coolfreaknbeans (anonymous) says...
johnnyholmes- My point was I will report crime to police- not stupidity. I will however call out stupidity when I see it. You are 100% correct, dead is dead. I personally don't drive sleep deprived either. I have seen the research that shows sleep deprived drivers are just as dangerous as drunk ones. This is such as sad story.
December 1, 2008 at 11:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
besttm (anonymous) says...
From what was reported on Channel 4 News last night (11:00 broadcast), this was the driver's 4th DUI! Why did she still have a liscense?
December 1, 2008 at 11:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
WarrenRobinson (anonymous) says...
I consider Brett my brother and he is greatly missed.
No words can express my sorrow for Jill and the Maynard family.
December 1, 2008 at 12:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Tulane75 (anonymous) says...
When I read the article, I understood the "full recovery" comment to mean a complete physical recovery. I was happy to read that.
Nevertheless, CedarPost felt it necessary to state (or ask) the obvious, as part of his unnecessary comment about Andy Paras.
I am also curious concerning the exact place the driver entered the highway.
December 1, 2008 at 1:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
I_Love_d_Peninsula (anonymous) says...
Sadly, far too many people do drink then try to make it home, by getting behind a wheel and driving. Unfortantately, this will not be the last victims.
My Sincerest condolences to the victims of this senseless tragedy.
December 1, 2008 at 1:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
VThokieSC (anonymous) says...
I actually passed this driver while on the JI Connector that night at almost exactly 1:15 right before the accident - called 911 to report it, but the driver was already out of site by the time I got through.
She must have entered the highway on James Island, either off Folly Road or the Harborview exit, but she most likely turned onto the Connector at the light on Folly Road where the Connector ends. I passed her as she was driving in the left lane (my left lane, her right lane), and I flashed my lights at her repeatedly, but she just kept going....very tragic event.
December 1, 2008 at 1:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kkinard (anonymous) says...
Brett is my cousin and was like a big brother to me. This is truly a tremendous loss for our family. He will be truly missed.
I believe that Charleston has a severe drunk driving problem. Just 11 years ago, I was hit head on by a drunk driver on Camp Road on James Island. Fortunately, I was lucky and survived. No family should have to deal with this tragedy twice, or once for that matter.
PEOPLE...THINK BEFORE YOU DRIVE!!!!!
December 1, 2008 at 2:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
counterpoint (anonymous) says...
Cedarposts makes a good point, from a pilot's perspective.
I visit my friends in Norway frequently (20-30 year olds) since I was a teenager. Over there, you cannot drink and drive; if you do, you go to jail AND pay STEEP fines. The result? All of my friends over there plan on having a DD or taking a cab. You can even drink in the car as long as you aren't driving.
Zero tolerance leaves zero ambiguity and zero chance for a courtroom throw-out.
December 1, 2008 at 2:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
blaze (anonymous) says...
Rest In Peace. My condolences to his family and friends.
December 1, 2008 at 2:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CedarPosts (anonymous) says...
I understand that she entered the connector at Folly Road.
I think the PnC story is sloppy and lacks any emotion, it's just the cold sobering facts.
More than 24 hours later and the facts are still turning up.
December 1, 2008 at 3:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
vesparover (anonymous) says...
I'm completely devastated over this. Brett was such a great friend- and Jill, Craig, and Brett's mom are facing such a huge loss. I have so much respect for Brett and his abilities as a chef, mentor, and a truly great human being. I spent many nights hanging out at his bar, just listening to all the stories of his life and all his ambitions he had yet to fulfill. I'm crushed.
Brian Bertolini
December 1, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
noname (anonymous) says...
The sad part about Drunk Driver's accident is: the innocent party life is usually the ones that are cut short by some selfish DRUNK!
Condolences to the family of Mr. Maynard
December 1, 2008 at 4:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
trustysteed (anonymous) says...
How many more people do we bury before zero tolerance laws are in place? How many more funerals do we attend? How many more Holidays do we spend missing a loved one? Ask my family-we just spent our first Thanksgiving without Paul-If you drink, DO NOT DRIVE.
December 1, 2008 at 6:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
give_it_a_rest (anonymous) says...
Rest in peace.To Mr. Maynards family I'll keep you in my prayers.
December 1, 2008 at 7:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ShouldHaveThrownAmyOverRailing (anonymous) says...
I was in the car directly behind the Maynards, and as I out of my car, I witnessed the guys behind me running to the McCormick car, and all I could say " don't start there, they caused this " and over the last few days I keep remembering her face has she leaned back out of the steering wheel air bag, with no expression, even when I said " what the #### why the wrong way. "
Whereas it is not my place to judge or pass judgement, I sometimes wish in a definite court excusable rage I would have pulled her out of the car and thrown her over the railing to that water that lies below. Just to spare the family seeing her get a chance to be set free.
remembering it is not my place to judge others, nor condemn, and everything I am taught is to forgive, it all takes time. so it strikes me what could be or what should come from this or my experience.
And I have to say one thing that can be done, Stop people we know that are going to drive drunk. Roadblocks can not be everywhere, it would have been on the wrong side of the bridge to stop Amy. She came from James Island. Zero Tolerance is going to take years. But each and everyone of us sees and knows of friends that are going out drinking, with NO Plans how NOT to DRIVE DRUNK HOME.
Please people wake up and take responsiblity, Call out your drunk driving friends for the loser that they are, anytime that say that they don't know how they made it home. Take their keys and flush them or throw them. Better to live without that friendship that live with the guilt of Letting them out to KILL MURDER and inflict a lifetime of pain on the innocence.
only we have the power to make this socially unacceptable. Take some responsiblity.
I would like to hear from Amys family, some remorse some regret of something that they could have done to prevent this. Anything.?
December 1, 2008 at 9:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
wonderdog (anonymous) says...
That was quite a close call for you, and it must have been horrible to witness the crash and the aftermath. My daughter was home from college and was visiting friends at the C of C that night, and she tried to get on the connector back to JI just after the accident happened.
I am so very, very sad for the victim's family and friends.
December 1, 2008 at 9:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
PalmettoDP (anonymous) says...
What a tragedy. I try to stay off the road that late at night, but sometimes it can't be avoided.
My condolences to the Maynards. May God help them through their loss.
December 1, 2008 at 9:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
MP (anonymous) says...
Sadness and anger. Intense anger. Sadness for Brett, Jill and everyone in their lives that will feel pain and loss because of this. Anger for Amy McCormick. There is no excuse. Sad that there is going to be another victim. The child. If Amy gets what she deserves, and I hope she does so she cannot do this to anyone else, her child is going to grow up without a mom.
December 1, 2008 at 9:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
MCrunner (anonymous) says...
I remember waking up at 4:35 in the morning Sunday, and just thinking to myself, "Oh my god."
I'm a cousin of Jill's, and was just shocked when I heard Brett was dead.
How disgusting it is that this whole thing could have been prevented.
They made the drunk driving laws for a reason. I'm angry at her, for everything she's caused. It may have been unintentional, but still. As an adult, she could have been sooo much more responsible.
Because of her recklessness, my cousin's husband is dead.
And with a child in her car...
How much more damage can you do?
All drinking and driving does is cause pain...
December 1, 2008 at 10:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KidYendor (anonymous) says...
Amy McCormick should be hung. Drunk drivers that kill should be hung. Until this happens zero and tolerance are just words. Justice must be served. That is what I would do if I were king of the forest.
December 1, 2008 at 10:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
IPTREY (anonymous) says...
May he rest in peace. How can you protect yourselves or your families?
http://www.scinjurylawjournal.com
December 2, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
MP (anonymous) says...
We need to watch this closely. If the solicitor tries to plea bargain, we need to vote that person out of office. If some attorney tries to get her off on a reduced charge, I for one, will make sure I never do business with that attorney. Just because our politicians and courts do not believe in zero tolerance doesn't mean we can't.
December 2, 2008 at 10:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Movingforward (anonymous) says...
As a friend of the Maynard family my heart is crushed. Let us put our anger aside (though there is a ton of it), and focus on helping the Maynard family cope with this horrific tragedy. May they know that they do not carry this burden alone, that we are all here with them and that Brett will always remain in our memories. The healing process will be long and hard...let us do everything in our power to share the burden with the Maynard family...they are going to need their friends and family more than ever in the months to come.
Amy will get what is coming to her soon enough. Let us spend our energy taking care of the Maynards.
December 2, 2008 at 11:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
hightide (anonymous) says...
What a tragedy.
My husband & I heard sirens in the wee hours of the night and then the harbor view road firetruck sped past our house, on the way to what I now know was the accident that took Chef Brett too soon. May he rest in peace, and may his wife, family & friends find comfort with each other.
As for the drunk driver, shame shame SHAME on her. Murdering an innocent man, harming his wife, and putting her own baby at risk... she should be locked away for good. Or for God's sake, take her freaking license!
December 2, 2008 at 11:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
robinsegg (anonymous) says...
Amy M. You should be locked up for what you have done. Who is this woman? I want to see her face, she needs to be publicly humiliated. Aside from killing someone and hurting loved ones, she put an innocent child at risk. There are plenty of people who would love that child/any child, and keep him from harm. How is she a mother? Please let this be a lesson to everyone who thinks "I can make it home". green cab, yellow cab, black cab, saferide, metro taxi.......look up the #s and put them in your cell.
December 2, 2008 at 12:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
willie08 (anonymous) says...
VThokieSC
good point.
Actually , at that intersection at night, it is really hard to see where to turn.
If there are no cars waiting at the light, it is hard to tell you are turning the wrong way.
I'm not defending her at all, but I'm just saying it's hard to see that the very next turn is the correct one. Of course only a drunk person would keep going !!
Living downtown, seeing people go down the wrong way was a daily thing, especially over where Rutledge meets 17. I once saw 2 trucks go over the sidewalk next to the school play ground, because they didn't know where they were going.
December 2, 2008 at 12:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dcscagnelli (anonymous) says...
Brett was an amazing person who mentored me in the kitchen as well as in life he will be sorely missed everyday. With every cut I make with my knife and every cast I make with my fishing rod. My heart and prayers go out to Jill, Anne, and Craig.
We love you bud Rest In Peace!!
Casey Scagnelli
December 2, 2008 at 2:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
common_sense_is_where (anonymous) says...
Deepest Condolences to the Maynard Family and Friends. This was a senseless tragedy, and it is very sad that a good man is gone. It is times like these when we need to lean on our faith to be able to make it through. Also, thankfully, the F&B community is quite a tight-knit group in Charleston, and will be looking out for ways to assist the family. Nothing can ever replace Brett, but hopefully, knowing there is a huge extended "family" who will do anything to help alleviate anything possible will be some consolation somehow.
As for the criminal involved in this case, where is the follow-up? The community is clearly very interested in finding out what the outcome (short-term, at the very least) will be for this dangerous woman. We want more information now, and expect timely, responsible reporting from the P&C and other Charleston media outlets. Now is not the time to be sweeping things under the rug. You all need to dig deeper, and fast. A place to start--Is she driving around as we speak? Does her infant have survivable injuries? Can you post an accurate picture of her? Is there going to be a FIFTH opportunity for her to get away with this ridiculous and heinous behavior? We'll be looking for another article very soon. There's plenty to report on here and the family (clearly, most of all), your readers, and this community deserve answers.
December 3, 2008 at 9:17 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
IronWoman (anonymous) says...
I would like to hear from the people who spend time with Amy that night. Those who knew how drunk she was, and let her get in her car, WITH HER CHILD YET!!! I hope those people can't sleep at night... knowing THEY could have prevented this tragedy. I hope they all attend Brett's services, and see what a slight action on their part could have prevented. We ALL know people who drive drunk, ... and it has to start with US taking some responsibility for those who are too stupid to do it themselves. This upcoming holiday, ... make it a point to stop your friends, your family, your neighbor, from getting behind the wheel of a car after ANY amount of alcohol. Do it for Brett and Jill.
December 4, 2008 at 10:34 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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