Comments on: 4th DUI: Man Charged In Fatal Crash

By: eeyore

eeyore — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:59:21 +0000

…oh its a disease alright…and alot of people have it around here…cant go without a drink for a moments time before they eventually say i need a beer…glass of wine…a shot of whatever…so i can relax…not that i mind but hey, if youre going to drink…dont be selfish and put other people in harm of your “disease”…quarantine yourself by not driving…its simple as that…if there is something important you have to do the next day before you pick up your car/van/suv…then maybe drinking at the house wouold be a better method? just saying…

By: Henry Coe

Henry Coe — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:42:42 +0000

@hawghead , another thought in relation to the concept of Alcoholism as a disease, scientifically speaking, children of parents who drink are genetically predisposed to becoming alcoholics. It’s been scientifically proven for years. So there is a physical and emotional dependency that has a part in this problem “as a disease”. For some people it isn’t enough of a problem that it controls their life. For others, they might have enough of a problem with it, that they know if they drink there will be consequences, so they don’t drink to avoid problems. Other people are in a real battle. Everywhere they go when they drive, when they shop for groceries or when they buy gas, there is alcohol available and advertisements shoved in their face.
Society promotes alcohol consumption at every turn.
I’m in no way making excuses for drunks. They have to be accountable for all their damage. Unfortunately the rest of us have to clean up after them.
IMO, I think society has a moral obligation in regard to how alcohol is advertised and sold, like with cigarettes, we need some controls in place so we can have places to buy food and groceries that are not promoting mind and mood altering substances.
With Florida being a tourist oriented economy and with the money involved in advertising and alcohol, it is unlikely that any changes will occur too make any improvements to the problems. If there is a solution, it would be a very multifaceted solution from many different angles. The courts and the judges can’t fix it. The people have to get government to regulate all aspects of alcohol.

By: agree with paul

agree with paul — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:59:25 +0000

you are right paul, because the next adiction that is killing people on the road is texting while driving..

By: paul

paul — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:01:05 +0000

If he was sober and on a cell phone everybody would just be sayin “It was an accident”.. Why is it that people only become angry when the one at fault is drunk? I think Everybody should be held accountable for their actions even if they’re sober..

By: northendbratt

northendbratt — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:11:24 +0000

Ok question answered! HOW MANY TIMES DOES A drunkard get back on the road?????! Untill a family losses a loved one!

By: red fail

red fail — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:30:12 +0000

My prayers and deepest sympathy are with you Hunter and family and friends.Steve Hughs is my friend forever.I love him for the wonderful person he is .Truly a great person.WE WILL MISS YOU.GOD BLESS

By: Freda Whaley

Freda Whaley — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:05:45 +0000

Taking away their right to drive does no good because they just drive anyway. I personally believe that if they do loose that right and then kill someone driving drunk then the charge should be Murder.

By: mick

mick — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:05:08 +0000

Time for this drunk to be removed from society, at least 25 years of sobriety in a state prison

By: Vance

Vance — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:32:23 +0000

We lost a friend on Hwy 90 just two weeks ago. He was riding his motorcycle to work in Milton (east bound) when a 21 yr old kid made an illegal turn into the motorcycle. Kevin held on with life support for 6 days before giving up his fight. People really need to pay attention when driving and bar tenders should have never let this low life (above) into a car. So sad.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:37:19 +0000

He was probably driving without a license. Half the people on these roads do not have a license or the insurance. They are habitual defenders and if they put every single person behind bars that could not drive their would probably be a hand full of decent drivers on the road. The jail would be full of these people. Sad another innocent victim had to die because this guy wanted to break the law.