You’ve heard the warnings: “Don’t drink and drive.” Have you ever really thought about what could happen if you ignore them? Is a little legal trouble the worst thing you could face?
10 Years In a Coma From DWI Accident
Tom Mabe took the saying “friends don’t let friends drive drunk” to an entirely new level to teach his friend Dennis a powerful lesson. Dennis had been convicted of five previous DUIs. Mabe needed a way to reach his friend and hopefully get him to change his ways.
When Dennis was passed out in his truck after a night out drinking, Mabe set up a spare room to look like a hospital, complete with monitors, a hospital bed, and a TV on the wall in the usual spot. He transported Dennis to the room, tucked him into bed, and then waited for him to wake up. Mabe thought of everything. He hired someone to play the nurse who was there when Dennis woke up. He even recorded some highly entertaining news clips for Dennis to watch while he waited for the doctor.
That’s not all, though. Mabe decided the story they’d tell Dennis was that he’d been driving drunk ten years ago, had been in an accident, and had spent the intervening decade in a coma. The prank was elaborate enough that Dennis was clearly confused and upset. He kept asking about his daughter and when he could see her.
Mabe eventually entered the room dressed as a doctor. He revealed his identity to his friend by slapping him hard in the face. Dennis was clearly relieved and even a little amused, but Mabe was angry. “It’s not funny,” he insisted, and lots of words were bleeped out.
Mabe is a comedian, but this particular stunt is more sobering than it is funny. A DWI is a legal nuisance, of course, but choosing to drive while intoxicated can cause a lot of damage and hurt or kill the people involved. Mabe’s prank brings that reality home. Would you like to watch it for yourself? You can see the original video here. It has close to 20 million views.
The Safest Choice
We write a lot about the legal consequences of DWI convictions, both the ones you hear about and those that are less common. We talk about how to avoid getting pulled over and ways to beat a Fairfax DWI. We’ve also made defending DWI cases one of our specialties. We at the Law Office of Faraji Rosenthall know DWIs. Still, the bottom line is that the safest course of action is not to drink and drive.
