Jan 1, 2013 10:42 AM
Part of Flanders Road in Flanders was closed last Wednesday night, December 26, after Southampton Town Police said an intoxicated driver crashed into a utility pole, ripping down live wires. The stretch of road, between Evergreen Road and Wood Road Trail, was closed overnight before being reopened the following morning.
Daniel R. Halstead, 22, of Calverton struck the pole with his 2000 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck near Glider Avenue at 9:57 p.m. on Wednesday night, December 26, Southampton Town Police Sergeant Herbert Johnson said. The crash caused live wires to fall across the truck and the roadway, closing that part of the road until Long Island Power Authority crews could respond, he said.
“There were live wires across the road and car. They couldn’t get the car out of there until LIPA... more
Daniel R. Halstead, 22, of Calverton struck the pole with his 2000 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck near Glider Avenue at 9:57 p.m. on Wednesday night, December 26, Southampton Town Police Sergeant Herbert Johnson said. The crash caused live wires to fall across the truck and the roadway, closing that part of the road until Long Island Power Authority crews could respond, he said.
“There were live wires across the road and car. They couldn’t get the car out of there until LIPA... more
Here is his post from another thread;hopefully we can have a dialogue without the interference of others.
"Phil i cannot help but notice your ability to provide bucket loads of info on most topics. How about giving alchohol related incidents a go.
Over 11,000 deaths in 2012 at the hands of legal poison. Ther is a good start. Maybe you can take it from here. Or not.
By double-D (71), southampton ...more on Dec 27, 12 11:45 AM "
Another topic that demonstrates that people don't take personal responsibility for their own actions and endanger themselves and other innocents because of their own foolish behavior.
I'll venture to say that everyone has at one time or another driven when they shouldn't have;especially when they were young and 'indestructable' .It goes with being young and not realising the depth of the consequences..
• One person is killed every half-hour due to drunk driving
• Each year approximately 16,000 are killed in alcohol related crashes
• Alcohol is a factor in almost half of all traffic fatalities
• Every other minute a person is seriously injured in an alcohol related crash
• Accidents involving alcohol are more likely to occur at night… about five times more likely
• About two-thirds of DUI convictions are for first time offenders
• More than one-third of all fatal traffic accidents involve at least one person with a BAC over 0.08%
Now we have some facts to work with.
This is actually a non-controversial subject;I don't foresee anyone arguing "for" drunk driving.
I think the most dangerous ...more times for drunk driving are on weekends,holidays and especially during the summer months.
Speaking for myself my intention of comparing alchohol incidents to gun incidents was to expose the pathetic double standard people will put forth to defend what is important to them.
The silence of a large group of blowhards on this site screams how correct i am.
My opinion.
Thanks for the info Phil