Stories

Drinking and driving affects many people's lives, and we want to hear your stories.  Send them to us, and we'll print them, confidentially if you wish.

Written material is provided by various schools and individuals. The Manitoba Association of School Trustees and Teens Against Drinking and Driving (TADD) are not responsible for the content of this material nor how it may be used after publication on this website.

Stories will be reviewed before publishing. Please limit submissions to approximately 400 words.

An Ordinary Boy

There once was an ordinary boy who walked down an ordinary highway on an ordinary day. He laughed and talked with his friend as usual, and made plans for just another ordinary evening. Suddenly, a drunk driver careened across the highway and turned this ordinary boy's day, into his last.

My friend, Sam

I never thought in a million years that i would have to lose yet again another loved one from drunk driveing im 16 years old now but i wasnt when my mom died in a accident cause she chose to drink and drive and i wondered my hole life that if she wouldnt have died would i view things differently with drinking and driving, well on the other hand i never though i would have to lose any one else to drinking and driveing little did i know my friend Sam was killed by a drunk driver not to long ago. he was takeing a driving test to drive goverentment cars! Sam had a great soul and a bright smile him and his bestfriend where both killed and the drunk driver who hit him was also kill. i just wanted to share my story and to tell everyone that if you have been drinking before you get into that car and put not only your life in danger think about all those people on that road who are in danger because you chose to drink and drive!

They thought that they would live to see another day

7 years ago my family and I got the tragic news that my cousin and two of his friends were killed immediately after slamming into a tree. They all were at the young age of 21 and they thought that they would live to see another day. What do you think was flashing through their heads the last 60 seconds of their life. The wreck was a result of them drinking and driving and not thinking that it couldn't happen to them. So please think about what really could happen to you if you drink and drive.

 In loving memory of Shane White, Jason Riddle, and Mike Spires.

"WHY"

I am a 15 year old student that goes to a very small school in New Brunswick. We recently started a TADD group in our school. I was so interested that I joined. About a month after I did, I wrote a song called, "WHY". People heard it and told me that it was very good. Guess what . . . I got to sing it on our radio station LIVE! Isn't that cool! Since than there have been less accidents.

At 15

At 15, I was like everyone else. I thought drinking would not harm me, my friends or anyone I knew for that matter. My perspective was changed pretty fast, over the amount of 2 weeks actually.

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"The Cop Down the Street"

This is Cst. Dale Martel of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.  I’m replying to some of the questions you ask me daily, and I’m not just one police officer, I represent every officer in every city and town in Canada.

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