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Times Square Tragedy

SydneyH — Thu, 18 May 2017 18:30:24 GMT

A drunk driver wreaking havoc today, unbelievable...........

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/speeding-vehicle-strikes-pedestrians-in-new-york-citys-times-square/ar-BBBgT0G?OCID=ansmsnnews11

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SahmIam — Thu, 18 May 2017 18:43:21 GMT

2 previous arrests for drunk driving. So, was he allowed (still has his licence) to drive or did he say "F it, I'm going to drive no matter what?".

UNTIL we come down HARD on repeat offenders, this will just keep on going. I'm all for the device that attaches to a car that you have to blow into in order to make it start; any booze, it doesn't start.

Of course, this means NOTHING to a drunk and they'll find another car to drive.

Geez, do NOT get me started...

*Edited because my sentence was incomplete.

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Bri36 — Thu, 18 May 2017 18:38:53 GMT

So senseless...

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Vivian — Thu, 18 May 2017 18:39:48 GMT

If this is a drunk driving incident, the driver should be punished to the greatest extent of the law. He killed somebody. If, on the other hand, there are connections to terrorist groups, there should be a a definitive punishment.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 18 May 2017 18:48:16 GMT

I can't seem to find anything stating he was drunk when the accident occurred. Yes he had 2 priors for drunk driving but that doesn't mean he was drunk when he did this.

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Mj12 — Thu, 18 May 2017 18:58:23 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
I can't seem to find anything stating he was drunk when the accident occurred. Yes he had 2 priors for drunk driving but that doesn't mean he was drunk when he did this.

I can't either.

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SahmIam — Thu, 18 May 2017 19:04:41 GMT

This article doesn't. I hadn't read it when I posted; I read an article on my phone that states he was driving under the influence of alcohol AKA drunk.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 18 May 2017 19:07:19 GMT

We had a drunk driver take out an entire family last weekend on a busy four lane highway Northwest of Albuquerque. Plowed head on into parents and two toddlers killing everybody including himself. Others in the drunk's car said they had been drinking plus the scene was littered with beer cans. They could be charged under state law because they didn't stop the drunk from driving.

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Brooklynny — Thu, 18 May 2017 19:11:24 GMT

@Lipstickdiva, @Mj12, latest reports in NYC say that when the NYPD apprehended the driver with the help of bystanders (he was trying to get away), they reported that the driver was clearly under the influence of something. He is currently being tested to determine what the substance was (alcohol, marijuana, other drugs). Apparently he has had DUI issues before, as well as license suspensions.

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dex — Thu, 18 May 2017 19:42:31 GMT

I think it is finally time for him to do a little jail time.How did anyone trust someone with all of those incidents on their record to behave as a responsible citizen.he doesn't seem to have developed enough sense to quit drinking on his own.

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2blonde — Thu, 18 May 2017 20:00:20 GMT

People really have no excuse to drive under the influence now that they can get an Uber ride home.

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Maudelyn — Thu, 18 May 2017 20:12:41 GMT

@dex wrote:
I think it is finally time for him to do a little jail time.How did anyone trust someone with all of those incidents on their record to behave as a responsible citizen.he doesn't seem to have developed enough sense to quit drinking on his own.

If this man has had 2 prior drunk driving arrests, he's most likely an alcoholic. The fact that this is his 3rd time being caught driving drunk tells me he is consistently driving drunk. Most people don't get caught drinking and driving the first time they do it- but eventually their luck runs out.

This man has a problem that doesn't work itself out- you either die, go insane or go to prison if you don't get help for alcoholism. Looks like this man's fate is the latter. Too bad others had to be impacted.

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Shawnie — Thu, 18 May 2017 20:23:09 GMT

I think it is time to get tough with DUIs. First DUI, no excuses your license is taken away for at least a year. Kill somebody, go to jail for multiple years, Just fed up with seeing these tragedies

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sidsmom — Thu, 18 May 2017 20:26:34 GMT

Can someone unpack this one for me?

How can a car be speeding in Times Square?

I always thought traffic was so grid-locked,

it moved at a snail's pace.

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NycVixen — Thu, 18 May 2017 20:32:50 GMT

My husband and I decided to avoid Times Square a long time ago. When we shop, we stay more local.

It seems this was involving a driver who had 2 previous DUI/DWI. I'm not sure what the laws are, but I hope he didn't have a license otherwise there is something terribly wrong with the system.

I was almost in tears when I heard about this. 9/11 traumatized me when I saw the towers burning while riding on the 7 train. The ensuing aftermath and chaos is still fresh on my mind. I haven't been able to go to the 9/11 Memorial.

I am saddened for those injured and the young woman who died. I just hope this was not terrorism. I think New Yorkers would agree that we've been through enough.

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FrostyBabe1 — Thu, 18 May 2017 20:37:26 GMT

This is the young woman who was killed:

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2017/05/portage_woman_killed_in_times.html#incart_2box_news_kalamazoo

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Noel7 — Thu, 18 May 2017 20:48:47 GMT

Maybe two years ago, a CA woman was driving drunk, hit another car and killed a three year old child. She is married to a deputy... deputy what, they didn't say.

NOTHING HAPPENED TO HER

She was recently found passed out drunk on a public street and I believe there may have been another accident.

There is something wrong with a system that allows drunk drivers back on the road.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 18 May 2017 20:43:16 GMT

I just read a story particularly about the men who grabbed the driver and held him until the cops came. The one they spoke with said the driver didn't appear drunk and he didn't smell alcohol on the driver's breath.

Guess there are conflicting stories so rather than jump to the conclusion he was drunk, I'll wait for toxicology reports since he was immediately tested for drugs and alcohol.

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January121 — Thu, 18 May 2017 21:12:55 GMT

@SahmIam wrote:
This article doesn't. I hadn't read it when I posted; I read an article on my phone that states he was driving under the influence of alcohol AKA drunk.

@SahmIam .... the news just said he was not drunk .... he was high on drugs .... he should be beaten until he begs them to stop!!!!! .... to think a young woman lost her life because of him & he is still alive ..... I hope Karma comes for him soon!!!

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tansy — Thu, 18 May 2017 21:17:25 GMT

When I first heard the news, I thought uh-oh I wonder if an older driver mistook the brake for the gas again.

A few years ago I read about a steering wheel that could detect alcohol levels of a driver -- never came about as far as I know.