Another car accident and another fatality caused by drinking and driving

     Another weekend in the Rochester are and another death caused by drinking and driving.  It seems that these accidents  just continue to pile up, despite the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on DWI education and "awareness".   We are, as a society,  aware of the potential tragedy caused by drinking and driving;  we just don't seem to care.

     Case in point:  On September 19th, Dennis S. Rising and David T. Roehrig was seriously injured in Victor when Rising lost control of his car on a curve and struck a tree at about 4:30a.m.  Police say speed, alcohol and lack of seatbelt use were factors in the crash.    No doubt that Mr. Rising knew that drinking and driving accidents kill and injure tens of thousands  in this country each year, but I suspect that Mr. Rising, like all of the others, just didn't think it would happen to him.

     As for David Roehrig, let's hope he heals up and is able to move on with his life.  He will almost certainly hire a lawyer and make a claim against Rising's insurance company to compensate him for his injuries.  But hopefully  he will use this incident to spread the word that yes, it can happen to you, too.   Maybe then we will have fewer death and injury cases caused by DWI.