Please don’t drink and drive!

[Jason Slocum]

Drunk driver smashed in my fence last night around 1130pm. Truck took out a 4’ gate, 9 4x4 posts, and about 75’ of fence.

No drivers license, no insurance. Truck impounded, but that doesn’t help me any.

Please if you drink don’t drive. Missed hitting my house by about 4’, and thankfully missed the dog pen too.

Kiddo slept though the whole ordeal, and wife and I are ok.

I thankful for a lot of things this morning!

[JayB]

So, no DL, no insurance...kids or better lifer?

.....and God Bless America.

[Pedernal]

Praise the Lord nothing worse happened.

Hope PD hooked up the subject.

[txnitro]

glad to hear you and family are safe...

[Landrover]

Ouch.....thats way too close for comfort. Thank goodness.

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[Aggiehunter08]

Illegal?

[flywise]

Seen that a LOT in 20 years

[bobby314]

Originally Posted by Aggiehunter08

Illegal?

Yes, drinking and driving is illegal.

[CoolArrow]

WTH! Thank goodness no one was hurt

[M16]

Obviously undocumented.

[Black Ice]

I’d have a hard time not beating him once I found out he was drunk.


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[awry]

Wow! Glad everyone is ok.

[Hart8]

Whatcha want for 'em?
Kidding..Man,Glad yall are okay!

[Jason Slocum]

Yes sorry I posted in the classified. Didn’t get much sleep after being woken up. Not an illegal. Just a guy with mental health issues according to pd. Wife and family are frequent flyers with ccpd.

I assumed he was drunk from the beginning but pd assured it was a mental health issue. His contractor “buddy” came over this am and confirmed my suspicion that they were drinking earlier and was hoping he’d go to jail for a wake up call.

He was very apologetic and kept saying that he was a veteran and had fallen on hard times. With the mental health issue I quickly calmed down, and started assessing the damage, and just made sure everyone was safe.

The fence can be replaced and the contractor buddy said they would take care of the issue but we have an emergency fund for emergencies and I’ll get the work done either way.

Pleas don’t drink and drive.

Jason Slocum

Ps can a mod move this to around the campfire?

[bakin7005]

Addiction / alcoholism is a mental health issue. So glad you're family is ok. That was close.

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[Texas Grown]

Glad no body was hurt Jason.



If a person has ever seen what happens to a human in a DD car wreck first hand, where someone is killed, still inside the vehical, you'll have second thoughts about ever driving while buzzed or intoxicated again. I praise our first responders for what they have to go through. I've seen a few in my lifetime. Even had one coworker killed that should not have been an open casket funeral for the 18yoa girl who just had her B-day 2 weeks before. She was a new unmarried mom too. Baby's Daddy went to jail for it.


Intoxicated or "Buzzed" driving does nothing but cause people grief.

[BTLowry]

Glad you and the family were not harmed

What is it with police not wanting to pursue charges for driving while impaired?

I followed a guy one morning about 2mo ago while on phone with dispatcher. Person was almost involved in a couple of wrecks but luckily managed to make it to a convenience store. Cops showed up, talked to him briefly and let me know someone was coming to get the guy.
I won't waste any more time calling one in. Don't know if they couldn't or just didn't want to mess with it for whatever reason

[boy wonder]

Originally Posted by BTLowry

Glad you and the family were not harmed

What is it with police not wanting to pursue charges for driving while impaired?

I followed a guy one morning about 2mo ago while on phone with dispatcher. Person was almost involved in a couple of wrecks but luckily managed to make it to a convenience store. Cops showed up, talked to him briefly and let me know someone was coming to get the guy.
I won't waste any more time calling one in. Don't know if they couldn't or just didn't want to mess with it for whatever reason

I wouldn't give up on reporting a DD, you never know what life you might save. Even if the don't arrest the driver.

[Extreme-TX]

Originally Posted by boy wonder

I wouldn't give up on reporting a DD, you never know what life you might save. Even if the don't arrest the driver.

This ^^^^

[brushtrooper]

Jason I have one of the Harbor Freight gas powered post hole digger, it works. This past year I drilled 26 post holes in this black clay. You are welcome to use it if you need it.

[DRT]

Glad he didn't hit your house.

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[Zjesse22]

Glad it wasn’t anything more than your fence bud hope the man gets help as well

[Ryan C]

There was an accident close to us a few days ago. Involved several people from our town. Driver, not sure he was drunk but he usually was, even at 10 in the morning, hit a car head on. He wasn’t hurt much at all. Other vehicle had mom, dad and a child in it. Both parents were killed, kid is supposed to be ok. Once the driver that caused the wreck saw the results, he went back to his pick up and shot himself right there on the scene.

Horrible situation all the way around for all involved.

[Jason Slocum]

Originally Posted by BTLowry

Glad you and the family were not harmed

What is it with police not wanting to pursue charges for driving while impaired?

Don't know if they couldn't or just didn't want to mess with it for whatever reason

I think technically they or someone have to witness them driving. I didn’t see him driving, just saw the aftermath.

His buddy said that they were drinking earlier in the day, but I didn’t dig into the time and how much. There weren’t any open containers in the car and the pd or I didn’t smell alcohol.

Anyone can fail a field sobriety test, but I think the pd knew his mh history and didn’t push the dwi issue.

Brushtrooper I appreciate the offer and I’ll take you up on if if the buddy contractor doesn’t come though.

I’m going to call him tomorrow and see how dedicated he is to fixing his mistake and see if he really meant what he said.

Either way I’ve got some work to do tomorrow, but I’ll post an update and hopefully get some closure!

Thanks again!

Jason Slocum

[SneakyPhil]

Sounds like the buddy is an enabler.

[brokeno]

Looks like a tbh sticker on the truck

[glen]

I’ve been around the after effects way too many times. Glad it was just property damages. I have never been one to turn a blind eye to a drunk driver. Guys working for me know if I find out they did that would be looking for a new home. One of the only crimes that many times the victim is 100% innocent and using good judgement

[Bayouboy]

Originally Posted by brokeno

Looks like a tbh sticker on the truck

Nah.... that says Cowboys. Driver probably was preparing for the Thanksgiving debacle.

[tvc184]

Originally Posted by Jason Slocum

I think technically they or someone have to witness them driving. I didn’t see him driving, just saw the aftermath.

His buddy said that they were drinking earlier in the day, but I didn’t dig into the time and how much. There weren’t any open containers in the car and the pd or I didn’t smell alcohol.

Anyone can fail a field sobriety test, but I think the pd knew his mh history and didn’t push the dwi issue.

Brushtrooper I appreciate the offer and I’ll take you up on if if the buddy contractor doesn’t come though.

I’m going to call him tomorrow and see how dedicated he is to fixing his mistake and see if he really meant what he said.

Either way I’ve got some work to do tomorrow, but I’ll post an update and hopefully get some closure!

Thanks again!

Jason Slocum

There is no requirement to witness a person driving. There only needs to be evidence to show who the driver was.

The easiest way is to have an eye witness point to the guy and tell the police who was driving. I have been involved in several cases where someone was not on scene to point out who the driver was but the DA prosecuted.

Sometimes that evidence may not exist but sometimes it might be an excuse to avoid 3 or more hours of paperwork.

If there was an eye witness requirement, many people who have been convicted of causing fatal accidents would not have been charged to begin with due to no witnesses.

[SoTXAg06]

Dang man, glad the only thing that got hurt was your fence. Could have been real bad news.


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[SRK14]

I had the same thing happen a few years back.except they went through the center of my house. I was hurt but nothing severe. The guy was sober, but he was txting and driving

[bugleboy]

I was in my backyard one Saturday, around 7:30 in morning, practicing my arrow flinging. Suddenly heard tires squeal, and a car rounded the corner a block down, and ran over a fire hydrant. Sounded like a shotgun went off! I peeked over our wooden privacy fence and he was headed right for our yard. I ran for it!!! Thankfully for us, he hit the telephone pole in the corner of our backyard before he came through the fence. There was a young lady in the backseat, no seatbelt of course. The impact broke her hip. Wife called 911. Police carted the two boys in the vehicle off to jail. They had been partying all night a few blocks down the street.

[Merida]

I am grateful that your family was unharmed. Of course the hassle And frustration is there, but praise God that it wasn’t worse.


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