“We were going into Houston for dinner with some good friends. Because we expected to have a drink or two, we asked our daughter to be our Uber driver. She was a college student. She was home. She needed the money. So we had her … Continue readingDrunk driver forever changes her life
(1 of 3) “It was a Sunday morning seven years ago. We were getting ready for church. We began going about three weeks earlier. We had both been sober for those three weeks. In fact, Pedro had just gotten baptized. We were on the right … Continue reading‘I knew something was terribly wrong’
“I haven’t worked since 2008, and I’m now permanently disabled. I’ve had 15 car accidents since I started driving as a teenager. The one that messed up my neck happened in Louisiana in 2001. I thought I was going to die, it hurt so bad. … Continue reading‘There are enough good days, I can still enjoy life’
“I was driving to Columbus, Texas. I was going up there to work. Back then I was drinking, and I ran my truck head on into a tree. It was at night, and I had gone to sleep. I’m pretty sure that drinking had a … Continue readingHe makes the most of second chance at life
“I was an uh-oh baby. My parents were very young, 17. So my grandpa told my dad, ‘You’re not taking my girls until you get an education.’ My mom and I lived with my grandparents for a few years. When my dad finished school and … Continue readingAfter car accident, ‘I was my dad’s hands’
“I got the call from my aunt at 4 o’clock in the morning. My brother and his fiancé were in Galveston for Valentine’s Day. They were going to this place near the sea wall called the chill zone when they wrecked. He died instantly and … Continue readingHe tries to stay strong following brother’s death
“I was doing my EMT clinical training with the City of Baytown, and we were at the ambulance center. It was a calm Sunday when we got a call about a rollover accident. It was a possible fatality. When we arrived at the scene, we … Continue reading‘Angel’ helps her sister recover from accident