One of the news reports I saw stated that Ms. Hammer was distracted by her GPS at the time of the accident. I could easily believe that this was a greater factor than alcohol; where many other causes of of motor vehicle accidents, deaths and injuries have been steadily decreasing, distracted driving is one where it has been on the increase.
If memory serves, one of the details that came out in Furp's case was that while the driver of the other vehicle had had some alcohol he was below the legal limit. Even without any alcohol, people sometimes make stupid mistakes behind the wheel that cost the lives of others. To claim that alcohol was the sole or the primary cause of any fatal accident just because the driver had had any at all is jumping to conclusions without getting all the facts.
Just to be clear, like most other posters here, I am greatly saddened by the deaths of Lemonade Coyote and his EMT partner at such young ages. In fact my goddaughter's husband works as an EMT in Indianapolis and knew both of them. It's a tragic occurrence, regardless whether it was alcohol, distracted driving, fatigue, or some combination thereof that caused Ms. Hammer to run a flashing red light.
One of the news reports I saw stated that Ms. Hammer was distracted by her GPS at the time of the accident. I could easily believe that this was a greater factor than alcohol; where many other causes of of motor vehicle accidents, deaths and injuries have been steadily decreasing, distracted driving is one where it has been on the increase.
If memory serves, one of the details that came out in Furp's case was that while the driver of the other vehicle had had some alcohol he was below the legal limit. Even without any alcohol, people sometimes make stupid mistakes behind the wheel that cost the lives of others. To claim that alcohol was the sole or the primary cause of any fatal accident just because the driver had had any at all is jumping to conclusions without getting all the facts.
Just to be clear, like most other posters here, I am greatly saddened by the deaths of Lemonade Coyote and his EMT partner at such young ages. In fact my goddaughter's husband works as an EMT in Indianapolis and knew both of them. It's a tragic occurrence, regardless whether it was alcohol, distracted driving, fatigue, or some combination thereof that caused Ms. Hammer to run a flashing red light.