Drunk Driver Calls 911 on Himself

[d94]

SEATTLE -- A drunk driver in Seattle called 911 on himself, telling a dispatcher he didn?t think it was safe for him to drive.

"I just don't know if I'm safe to be driving,? he said. ?I'm pretty drunk I don't feel good."

The May 12 call came in just after 8:00 p.m. The driver and dispatcher discussed his drunkenness and that he would be arrested, but would ensure the safety of himself and other drivers.


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DRIVER: "I just don't want to get in trouble, man. I just don't."

DISPATCHER: "Okay, well, you're gonna get into trouble if you continue to drive. Can you pull over for me? Sir?"

DRIVER: "Yeah."

DISPATCHER: "Can you pull over for me so you're no longer driving?"

DRIVER: "But I'm gonna get in trouble then too, aren't I?"

DISPATCHER: "Okay, yeah, but you're not safe if you're driving while you're drunk."


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The driver pulled into a parking lot and when police arrived, he blew a 0.18 on the breathalyzer -- more than twice the Washington legal limit.
"I completely knew that I shouldn't have been on the road,? the driver said. ?I barely even remember driving up until the point. But I just remember thinking in my head, like, wow, I'm completely and utterly unsafe right now."

"Killing someone else was the last thing I wanted to do. And I just, I think I started feeling really guilty about being on the road, and for whatever reason I called 9-1-1."

The driver now faces DUI charges and says he has learned a lesson.

"You hear it a million times, but drinking and driving, it does not pay off,? he said. ?You know, you can do whatever you want with your own life, but if you take someone else's, I feel like you never gonna to forget that. You know, your life will never be the same. Ever.

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[Robor]

Kudos to the guy for getting off the road but why didn't he just pull over and call a friend to pick him up? Better yet, don't get in the car in the first place! Oh well, hopefully he learned something and will not repeat it.

 

[fallout man]

That's a strange story. I guess the guy has a moment of clarity or something.

He must not be a dedicated drunk, and does not belong amongst our honorable ranks.

 

[Banzai042]

Originally posted by: Robor
Kudos to the guy for getting off the road but why didn't he just pull over and call a friend to pick him up? Better yet, don't get in the car in the first place! Oh well, hopefully he learned something and will not repeat it.

Based on what the article says he probably didn't realize what he was doing until he was already on the road, at which point he probably could have gotten away with pulling over and calling a friend. Honestly I'm amazed that the guy had the testicular fortitude to call 911 on himself, the fact that he got off the road when he did realize what he was doing puts him above most other drunk drivers in my mind, even if he did get behind the wheel drunk in the first place.

 

[mxyzptlk]

kudos for taking himself off the road, but the poor guy really should've been able to pull himself over without getting the police involved.. This is just more proof that being drunk definitely impairs your judgement.. he made a really poor choice here.

 

[ericlp]

dunno, I can barely use the cell phone, I mean dial it when I'm straight driving. Most the time I'll pull off the road to dial unless it's in my contacts list.

My take? What an idiot! He should have just pulled off the road and called a cab. Insurance rates will go up to 3-4 times for next 3 years. 10K fine... and bunch of other good stuff.... DUI's are no laughing matter. Never had one... but, that dispatcher should have just told him to pull off then called a cab for him...