re: #22 nines09

Curse words. Lots of curse words. You been warned.
I’ve heard crash descriptions just like this.

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Driving drunk is a rite of passage for “conservative white youth” in Texas, especially the more privileged rural/suburban element. Lubbock has an incredible number of stationary object accidents from either yokel pissants coming into town on weekends or “traditional demographic” (aka “redneck”) Texas Tech students. I witnessed an accident in which an 18 year old native of nearby Shallowater was driving his giant pickup at 80+ mph on a narrow side street 2 blocks from the TTU campus. He hit 5 parked cars, including a police cruiser. A girl was thrown 20 feet against a lamppost from one of them and killed instantly. The body was not recognizable. Her friend, who had not been in the car, was standing right there screaming.
Drunk driving is not just about recklessness and ignorance, it is about a culture of privilege.