A Reminder to Not Drink and Drive from a Staten Island Family This Holiday Season

Around this time of year, especially near New Years, there is usually a spike in the number of people who drink and drive or drive under the influence of drugs (even prescription drugs) which alters the mind's ability to correctly react in situations and causes judgment to be impaired. 

The reality of what a person driving while under the influence of drugs or drinking can do comes all too real to some who have lost loved ones in a car accident or those who have a loved one or personally have a serious injury that will continue to last for years if not the rest of their life.

One Staten Island family is speaking up to remind the residents of Staten Island to drive sober not just this holiday season but to make it a life long habit to drive sober. As recently interviewed by the Staten Island Advance the Edkins family lost their daughter in a car accident almost four years ago due to a driver who had been drinking and taking Zanax. Their daughter who was killed in the car accident was only 18 years old when she passed away. Also in the car with her was another 18 year old woman who suffered head and back injuries in the car accident. 

We hope that this call to drive sober will sound throughout Staten Island this holiday season.

For additional information about Staten Island car accidents continue reading here.