Hawaii’s most famous local playwright, Lisa Matsumoto, died drunk last week. She was very, very, drunk when her car, going the wrong way on the H-1 Freeway last week, crashed head on with another car. Matsumoto died, others were injured, including a close friend.
Matsumoto’s blood alcohol level was reported to be three times the legal limit. She suffered severe injuries in the crash, which was likely caused by ‘acute alcohol intoxication.’ It was 3:30 in the morning, and she was very drunk, and driving the wrong way on the highway.
Remember the television commercials that tried to prevent drunk driving? The theme was, “friends don’t let friends drive drunk.”
The premise of this national advertising campaign is simple. If you care about someone, don’t let them get into a car and drive when they’re intoxicated. Grab their keys. Drive them home. Call a cab. Call the cops. Do something besides letting your friend drive drunk.
The problem with that is simple. The “friends don’t let friends drive drunk” campaign has a major flaw.
What do you do when all your friends are drunk, too?
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