Warning police over a drunk driver

[Cobster]

It's a tough call and my friend is seriously thinking this over.
I told him to join here and post, but he refuses to. lol
But he really does appreciate the honesty in all the replies.

 

[oldjones]

In a sense, once he raised the question the time for 'thinking it over' passed.
He now must either make his dad to do what he hasn't done yet—take responsibility for himself in the world. Or do it for him—report him to someone who can take action. Or accept that not only is dad on his own but that anything short of, "I won't have any contact with you while you criminally endanger yourself and others by drinking and driving" makes your friend an accomplice.

 

[budthestud]

Why don't you install a breathalyzer ignition lock in his car?


http://www.personalalcoholtester.com/Interlock.php

 

[Lustology]

Honestly would you want your child, husband wife sister best friend killed by this man? Call the police...it's so much better than facing manslaughter charges.

Very true it is a serious matter but just make sure he's not behind you when making that call

 

[elmufdvr]

had a friends mother do this.. she drank often and drove . she drove with out a licence also.. tryed the cop thing..they could not do anything unless she was behind the wheel... it took too long for the police to get to her because she only drove shot distances.by the time they arrived she was out of the car. and they could not do anything about it.. . i would sudjest they disable the car.. pull the spark plug wires.. or remove the battery.. it is only a tem soulition.. he needs to confront him and get him some help.. best of luck .. please get him off the road if he is drinking..

 

[hoser1970]

The time for debate is over!

A close family friend is considering calling the police about his (constantly drunk) father (who drives).
He's worried he'll either kill himself or someone one of these days.
I'm on the fence on this one, as it's his relative and he asked for my opinion.

On the one hand I can understand his view point, on the other, it's his father.

Tough call, what would you guys do.

What should you do?

1. Read this news item...

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_12794.aspx

2. Have your friend read this same item.

3. Tell your friend to MAKE his father read this item. If he refuses, tell your friend to READ the story to his father.

4. If you, your friend, or your friend's father are still in doubt as to what to do, I would suggest you call the father of these victim's and ask his advise!

5. Do whatever it takes to stop your friend's father from driving drunk. If all else fails, try getting ahold of the cop mentioned in the story. I'm sure he would we willing to have a little "discussion" with your friend's father.

 

[LancsLad]

That article is heartbreaking.

The driver should be dragged slowly along the street for a few miles just until he gets the point. If he lives, then we have the trial.


Disgusting SOB.

 

[CapitalGuy]

Why don't you install a breathalyzer ignition lock in his car?QUOTE]

Best advice given in this thread. And yes he needs to be confronted.

But what would the cops do if you reported him? It would only be useful to report him if he were driving drunk at the time. Otherwise, in the unlikely event the police actually had enough time to visit him, all he would get is a lecture from a cop. Might scare him, but really, if he was not actually driving drunk at the time of their visit, they couldn't do anything but record that they received a complaint, visited the person about whom the complaint was made, found him stone cold sober, gave him a lecture on the perils of driving drunk, registered his counter-complaint that he was being slandered and harassed by the complaintant, then left. But, in conjunction with other interventionist actions, it might help to straighten him out. I wouldn't pin my hopes on the police solving the problem though.