Drunk dad makes 10-year-old drive
Filed under: Weird But True
The latest nominee for the Bad Dads Hall of Shame comes from Tennessee. A dad downed 15 beers and a few mixed drinks before it suddenly occurred to him that he should have a designated driver. Since his gal pal was high on her own mixture of four different kinds of pills, he turned to the next obvious (to him) choice ... his 10-year-old son.Unfortunately, the boy was no driving prodigy. He drove the van at speeds up to 90 mph before flipping it over. The police found the van upside down, the passengers -- which included two other children -- sitting in the middle of the road. The woman suffered a broken bone in her neck, one child had a broken hand, and the rest had cuts and bruises.
As if this story could be any more over the top, the man was arrested wearing a t-shirt that said, "Buy This Dad a Beer." What you won't see him wearing anytime soon is a t-shirt that says, "World's Greatest Dad."
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 4)
10-11-2008 @ 8:53PM
Tallulahland said...Actually, if you click on the link, you'll see that the dad in question is not British - the incident happened in Tennessee.
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10-11-2008 @ 8:57PM
Bethany Sanders said...Tallulahland,
THANKS! I read that article three times and didn't see that. I've made the necessary corrections.
Bethany
10-11-2008 @ 9:03PM
Kat said...Figures. Why does it seem that all these awful stories are from the US? Its no wonder we have such a horrible reputation in the opinion of the rest of the world...
10-11-2008 @ 8:56PM
diane said...This guy doesn't deserve to have his kids and hopefully won't after this. Did he think of maybe getting a "babysitter" before he decided to go out drinking? And to be dating someone who mixes four kinds of pills makes me think that maybe his kids' welfare does not come first. He should be very, very grateful his kids are still alive because of his stupidity. I really feel sorry for those kids.
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10-11-2008 @ 9:15PM
RamirezR2003 said...THE BRITS, AND OTHER EUROPEANS, WHEN THEY GET PISSSED(MEANING DRUNK, FOR YOU AMERICANS THAT HAVEN'T TRAVELED OUTSIDE YOUR BACKYARD). THEY EITHER DRINK NEARER, THE NEAREST PUB, WALK, USE THE METRO(TUBE) OR JUST TAKE A TAXI!!!! AND YES I AM AN AMERICAN..OF MEXICAN DESCENT!!!
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10-11-2008 @ 9:18PM
M.A.D.D. said...The father with no common sense , "IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO DRINK , YOU CAN AFFORD A TAXI CAB ". This father should be jailed and have his license taken away for life . He's an irresponsible father , bad example for a father , and a drunk on top of it . What a horrible person he is . Lowlife to do that .
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10-11-2008 @ 9:43PM
Karen said...Not that I'm recommending this, but if you ever have to have someone drive you who isn't qualified (like a 10-year-old, for instance), you should put the car in the lowest gear. That would avoid the "90 mile an hour" near-death experience these poor kids went through. (I'm thinking of medical emergency, not drunkeness!)
Bottom line though - I hope this Dad does some serious jail time and loses his license. Too bad judges can't confiscate cars!
10-11-2008 @ 9:20PM
M.A.D.D. said...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1073072/Boy-10-crashed-van-90mph-drunken-father-drive-home.html
THIS STORY WAS IN THE UK ............
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10-11-2008 @ 9:29PM
KD said...Nooo, I'm ashamed to say, it happened in Tennessee, about 20 minutes from where I live. As if the world didn't already think we were hillbillies, guys like this have to perpetuate that notion.
10-11-2008 @ 9:20PM
MADD said...YOU'VE TO CLICK ON THE WORD "SOURCE "
TO SEE WHAT NUMBER 1 , SAID.
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10-11-2008 @ 9:21PM
kagome said...it shows what parents are doing and what they do to think of a way they wont get in trouble for their own actions. but in this story it makes u wonder what else do the parents do around the children
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10-11-2008 @ 9:26PM
wildchildintn said...This happened in Tn. I know because it happened in the town where I live. and sadly enough, it wasn't all that surprising. Things like that happen here all the time. =(
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10-11-2008 @ 9:33PM
mikezabeast said...i no it happened it Tennesse, i live in FL n im surprised that it didnt happen im miami !!
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10-11-2008 @ 9:41PM
Gscardycat29 said...i live about 20 miles from where this happened. they showed his picture on the news. guess what his shirt said? Give Dad a beer. boy that was a good shirt to be wearing when being book into jail. as for the woman that was also in the van they should of let her keep eating those pills and let her get out of her misery. they better thank the lord the kids didnt get hurt
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10-11-2008 @ 9:44PM
Pony said...The father, despite being drunk, was still caring and responsible enough to know he shouldn't drive. I wish there were more fathers like him. The son is an apprentice driver, now he has learned not to drive at 90 miles per hour.
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10-11-2008 @ 10:17PM
jen said...To Pony, Are you seriouse? That letting an inexperienced kid who probably could barely reach the pedals drive instead of driving drunk makes him a good father?
I could see staying where he was if he couldn't get any one to drive, but a kid with other kids in the car? Please don't be driving in my town, I hate to imagine what else you would find acceptable!
10-11-2008 @ 10:32PM
bjjd said...Pony-that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard! SHUT UP!
10-11-2008 @ 10:28PM
Linda said...You, Pony, are an IDIOT!
10-11-2008 @ 10:46PM
justin said...Pony, its too bad people dont realize sarcasm when they see it. Funny post. To you other people...Jen, no, he's not "seriouse", bjjd, you are the dumbest thing I'VE ever heard, so you should shutup, and Linda, you are the "idiot". General rule of thumb here, people: If someone says something thats too crazy to believe, and they have much better grammar and spelling than you, its probably a joke.
10-11-2008 @ 11:50PM
a2201East said...Sorry to tell you this but I think the only thing the drunk was thinking about was not charged with drunk driving, I wish I could look at this situation through rose colored glasses like you. I don't believe it for a minute that he was thinking of anyone but himself. If he had called a cab or phoned someone to come and get them, then I might agree with you. could have called a cab.