You Drink & Drive. You Lose!

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You Drink & Drive. You Lose!

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A pizza, a party and a moonlight ride!

Jenny was so happy about the house they had found
For once in her life 'twas on the right side of town.

She unpacked her things with such great ease.
As she watch her new curtains blow in the breeze.

How wonderful it was to have her own room.
School would be starting, she’d have friends over soon.

There’d be sleep-overs, and parties;
she was so happy It’s just the way she wanted her life to be.

On the first day of school, everything went great.
She made new friends and even got a date!

She thought, I want to be popular and I’m going to be.
Because I just got a date with the star of the team!

To be known in this school you had to have a clout,
And dating this guy would sure help her out.

There was only one problem stopping her fate.
Her parents had told her she was too young to date.

Well, I just won’t tell them the entire truth.
They won’t know the difference; what’s there to lose?

Jenny asked to stay with her friend that night.
Her parents frowned but said, “All right.”

Excited, she got ready for the big event.
But as she rushed around like she had no sense,
She began to feel about all the lies, But what’s a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?

Well the pizza was good, and the party was great,
But the moonlight ride would have to wait.

For Jeff was half drunk by this time.
But he kissed her and said that he was just fine.

Then the room filled with smoke and Jeff took a puff.
Jenny couldn’t believe he was smoking that stuff.

Now Jeff was ready to ride to the point,
But only after he’d smoke another joint.

They jumped in the car for the moonlight ride,
Not thinking that he was too drunk to drive.

They finally made it to the point at last,
And Jeff started trying to make a pass.

A pass was not what Jenny wanted at all
(and by a pass, I don’t mean playing football.)

Perhaps my parents were right, maybe I am too young.
Boy, how could I ever, ever be so dumb.

With all her might, she pushed Jeff away:
Please take me home, I don’t want to stay.

Jeff cranked up the engine and floored the gas.
In a matter of seconds they were going too fast.

As Jeff drove on in a fit of wild anger.
Jenny knew that her life was in danger.

She begged and pleased him to slow down,
But he just got faster as they neared the town.

Just let me get home! I’ll confess that I lied.
I really went out for a moonlight ride.

Then all of a sudden, she saw a big flash.
Oh, God, Please help us! We’re going to crash!

She doesn’t remember the force of the impact.
Just that everything all of a sudden went black.

She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble,
And heard, Call an ambulance! These kids are in trouble!

Voices she heard…a few words at best.
But she knew there were cars involved in the wreck.

Then wondered to herself if Jeff was all right,
And if the people in the car were alive.

She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad.
You’ve been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad.

These voices echoed inside her head,
As they gently told her that Jeff was dead.

They said “Jenny we’ve done all we can do.
But it looks as if we’ll lose you too.”

“But the people in the other car?” Jenny cried.
We’re sorry , Jenny , they also died."

Jenny prayed, God forgive me for what I’ve done
I only wanted to have just one night of fun.

Tell those people’s family, I’ve made their lives dim,
And wish I could return their families to them.

Tell Mom and Dad I’m sorry I lied,
And that it’s my fault so many have died.

Oh, nurse, won’t you please tell them that for me?
The nurse just stood there-she never agreed.

But took Jenny’s hand with tears in her eyes
And a few moments later Jenny died.

A man asked the nurse,
Why didn’t you do your best To bid that girl her one last request?

She looked at the man with eyes so sad.
Because the people in the other car were her mom and dad.

This story is sad and unpleasant but true,
So young people take heed, it could have been you.

-Author unknown

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Joe,

Very true…Be Safe this CHRISTmas…

It’s a timely tale of warning. Thanks

Snopes.com has more info.

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Teen girl who disobeys her parents dies in hospital later that night after a two-car accident caused by her drunk, stoned date claims not only his life but that of her mom and dad"
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http://www.snopes.com/glurge/jenny.htm

I just dont know what I would do if my son were a victim of a Drunk Driver…he is my world…means more to me than ANYTHING I do…can only imagine how I would go on without him…because of a Drunk !

My 19 year old cousin was finishing nursing school and about to be married in a month. She and her fiancee went to visit her family during spring break. They were driving home in separate cars afterwards, he was in front of her, when a woman crossed over into his lane. He swerved to avoid her, but my cousin didn’t have time to swerve.
She was hit head on and suffered massive head trauma. Her fiancee held her hand while waiting for the ambulance and he said she just kept mumbling about how bad it hurt.
They took her to the hospital where she was pronounced brain dead nine hours later.
It was later discovered the woman had stopped at a bar on the way home from work for “just a couple drinks”. She flipped out and had a nervous breakdown supposedly and went to a mental hospital.
So she was never prosecuted for killing my cousin.
My cousin’s fiancee never forgave himself for swerving. He didn’t remarry for about 15 years. She was his soul mate.

Please, please, don’t drink and drive.