In 2001, 21 percent of the drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 who were killed in crashes were intoxicated. Even more abhorrent is the fact that many people who were not intoxicated were killed by drivers who were. ... Will you listen if I tell you that my good friend, Melanie, was killed by a drunk driver three weeks after she began her freshman year at Michigan State University? ... While she was on 1-96, she was hit by a drunk driver and forced into the cement median divider. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

People tend to avoid getting a parent or a designated driver for a ride because they do not want their parents to find out that they were drinking illegally. ... As a result, this is in fact harmful to them and drunk driving could be a major hazard to other drivers. ... Typically for college students, drinking at parties and spending time with their fellow colleagues is their main form of entertainment. ...

• Word Count: 548
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Students think that if they don't drink like their fellow peers, they will not fit in. ... The sad fact is motor vehicle wrecks are the leading cause of death in the United States and twenty percent of all traffic fatalities each year are caused by drunk drivers. ...

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