Almost Fatal Accident

@nanette64 (20368)
Fairfield, Texas
July 17, 2017 10:29am CST
My daughter; who I raised correctly, has lost her fricking mind. 47-years old and not ONE brain cell is apparently working. I've mentioned in previous posts that she has had 3 accidents on her Harley Davidson motorcycle and came out fairly unscathed. I chewed her out over those incidents and told her she was lucky to still be alive. Her husband of 1 year (who I disapprove of) and her have been doing a lot of drinking. I have found out that she is even drinking on her lunch breaks at work, not to mention on the weekends, she starts at 10 am. Well Friday was the company outing that lasted from 11:30 am until 8 pm with alcohol present. Since her motorcycle has been in the shop since the last incident, she was driving her 2014 Chevy Silverado. Her husband who showed up at 8 to accompany her to a bar was on his motorcycle. When he saw the drunken condition she was in, he told her to take a cab and go home. Did she listen? Hell no. Within 10 minutes of leaving the party, she smashed into a cement abutment under a bridge. She tried to say a car cut her off and she had to swerve to miss it. Well NO. Since her husband was following her in the truck, he said she was just so drunk that she passed out behind the wheel. He wound up laying the bike down to avoid the accident and he wound up with 5 broken ribs, a bruised lung and a screwed up leg. He was rushed to the hospital and he's still there today. My daughter???? Not one bruise. She was still taken to the hospital and given a CT Scan and x-rays. She was released Saturday afternoon. The truck is completely totaled. Why the police didn't get a BAL from the hospital showing she was completely drunk is beyond me because she should have been arrested and charged with a DUI (DWI). So now he is out of work, his bike is screwed, the truck is ruined, she has no way to get to her job. The insurance will pay off the truck (under lease) but because her credit is in the toilet and she filed a Chapter 11 not long ago, she won't be able to get another vehicle unless she pays cash; which she doesn't have. IF she would have gone home when he told her too, this wouldn't have happened. My daughter definitely has an alcohol problem and I hope this was a wake-up call. She could have killed somebody or herself.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
17 Jul 17
I suppose the police did not request a test because no other vehicles were in the accident. Your daughter should take this as a last warning.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
17 Jul 17
That's what I'm thinking (police) @LadyDuck . I hope she does (warning) because the next one could be the last.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
17 Jul 17
@nanette64 When we are young, too many times we play with our life.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jul 17
@LadyDuck I know but dang, you'd think at 47, she wouldn't.
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• United States
17 Jul 17
Some people never learn - and she sounds like one of them...but he should have taken the keys away form not just tell her to take a cab. They both seem to be a little short on brain power.
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• United States
17 Jul 17
@CaseyRoss9966 you made a good decision...I don't drink ...You don't have to drink to enjoy life.
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• United States
18 Jul 17
@Marty1 So did I. College cost way too much to not go for the learning.
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• United States
18 Jul 17
@Marty1 My dad has helped me a lot but I know it has been a struggle for them since we don't have a lot of money. I earned over half of my tuition in scholarships, I have a work study to pay for another part of it and my dad doesn't have to pay for much of it but I still appreciate that he does and would never do anything to lose my scholarships or to get kicked out of school.
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@silvermist (19706)
• India
17 Jul 17
What I am thinking is, suppose she hits some body and kills them,while drunk? Quite a heartache you are going through as her mother.
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@silvermist (19706)
• India
18 Jul 17
@nanette64 You can only wish she comes to her senses.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jul 17
@silvermist Maybe I need to spank her 47-year-old butt!!
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
17 Jul 17
It terrifies me that this is what is going to happen @silvermist .
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• United States
17 Jul 17
Maybe it's a good thing your daughter won't be able to get another vehicle and hopefully this will be the wake-up call she needs to get help.
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• United States
17 Jul 17
@nanette64 You will get that call....so be prepared for it.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jul 17
@AbbyGreenhill I know and it makes me sad that she won't listen to her Momma!!!
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
17 Jul 17
I hope so @Marilynda1225 because I sure don't want to get "that call".
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@Courtlynn (67002)
• United States
17 Jul 17
I hope its a wake up call but probably wont be. Sadly.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jul 17
I know, and as a mother, it breaks my heart @Courtlynn .
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@Courtlynn (67002)
• United States
18 Jul 17
@nanette64 oh im sure
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@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Jul 17
I hope this accident will be a wake up call before she kills her self or someone else.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 Jul 17
I do too @RubyHawk because apparently my telling her to knock it off ain't working.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
20 Jul 17
@RubyHawk That's the saddest part.
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@RubyHawk (99437)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Jul 17
@nanette64 I'm afraid telling children doesn't always work. They usually have to find out for themselves.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Jul 17
I'm sorry to hear this. I hope this is the rock bottom she needs to wake up. =(
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jul 17
I do too @LovingMyBabies because the next incident could be deadly.
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• United States
17 Jul 17
I am sorry to hear this but after the last discussion you were talking about the no fear factor, I was worried about her too. I know this is putting you through hell right now worrying.
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• United States
18 Jul 17
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@jstory07 (133754)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Jul 17
I hope this will be a wake up call. I hope she has to take the bus to work without getting a new car or truck for awhile.
@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
18 Jul 17
What a terrible situation. She would definitely have been charged here - even people who realise they have drunk too much and are sleeping it off in the car are still charged. They are still deemed to be drunk in charge of a vehicle. I hope your daughter pulls herself together.
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@amadeo (111956)
• United States
17 Jul 17
wow!did she learn anything from this?
@DianneN (246452)
• United States
17 Jul 17
How awful!!!! She had to learn her lesson the hard way. I hope she shapes up soon.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jul 17
I do too @DianneN because any future outcome will not be good.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
18 Jul 17
@nanette64 I hear you!
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@FayeHazel (40250)
• United States
21 Jul 17
I am concerned for your daughter, too. :( It sounds like new husband is not a good influence. Sometimes there are exhibits at fairs here. Smashed up cars usually where a fatality has happened. It is sobering. Maybe she needs to see something like that.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Jul 17
I hope her looking at her own demolished F-150 will do the job @FayeHazel .
@Kandae11 (53601)
18 Jul 17
They were both very lucky. I hope she learns a lesson this time.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
18 Jul 17
I do too @Kandae11 . Maybe next time she'll kill someone. Nothing like spending time in prison for Vehicular Manslaughter.
@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
17 Jul 17
I remember about the last accident you shared with us. Unfortunately she has still not learnt a lesson. I hope that she realizes that whatever she is doing is really bad.