My random thoughts..

“On July 26, Diane Schuler, a 36-year-old mother of two, plowed her minivan into oncoming traffic after driving the wrong way on New York’s Taconic State Parkway for almost two miles, killing herself, her 2-year-old daughter, three young nieces and three men in another car. Her 5-year-old son survived. Police said last week that shortly before the crash, which occurred on a Sunday afternoon as Schuler was driving the kids back from a weekend of camping, she had smoked pot and imbibed more than 10 drinks’ worth of vodka. Her blood-alcohol level was at more than twice the legal limit. A bottle of Absolut was found smashed in the wreckage. ” - Time magazine 

I was aghast when I read this - 4 adults dead, 4 kids dead, & a 5 year old survivor.  I myself do not drink alcohol, & it’s a no-brainer that driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol should NEVER be done.  I’m glad that in cases where the driver causes a death while under the influence & survives, he/she can be charged with vehicular homicide.