Stephanie Pratt, 23, one of the stars of the hit MTV show, The Hills, was arrested on the suspicion of driving under the influence in Hollywood, California. Pratt was reported to have been at fellow Hills co-star, Holly Montag’s birthday party on October 18, where she supposedly left the nightclub drunk. The police apprehended her at around 3:45AM with her blood-alcohol level just above the legal limit. Pratt was Twittering earlier that evening that “It's my sissy @hollymontags bday party! Just finished dinner and going to Empire but I'm pretty tired aka yes i am the party pooper :(”
Pratt is best known for being one of the stars of The Hills reality television show, along with being Hills cast member, Spencer Pratt’s younger sister. But regardless of her celebrity status, everyone is equal under the law. Pratt was charged with a misdemeanour for driving under the influence of alcohol and was transferred to the Van Nuys jail in Los Angeles. There she spent several hours before being released on $5,000 bail. We’re just thankful she got pulled over before anyone was hurt.
Unlike Stephanie Pratt, an accident involving alcohol and speeding took the lives of three people in Toronto Saturday night. The accident was caused by a 21-year-old Toronto man driving a BMW who sped into the side of a Honda Odyssey killing three of the five passengers and leaving two in critical condition. The driver of the BMW however, did not have any life-threatening injuries. He remains under police surveillance at the hospital.
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The driver was identified as Pho Si Taing and the passengers were his wife, Hon To, his daughter, Khan “Christine” Taing, and two family friends. The family driving the Honda was coming back from a church outing when the BMW collided with the side of the van, causing three women to be thrown out of the vehicle. The driver and the friend were rushed to the hospital where they are clinging to their lives. The van was literally split into two pieces from the impact of the crash.
Roman Luskin, , the driver of the BMW, was charged with criminal negligence causing death, and refusing to submit a breath sample to the police along with several counts of impaired driving. Luskin was apparently already known to traffic police for speeding. Now at the young age of 21, he is looking to spend life in prison for his indictable offences.
The truth of the matter is, people have to start being responsible regardless of who they are. Whether it is a celebrity or the average Joe, drinking and driving is something completely out of the question. The message of not drinking and driving is constantly being advertised in our society yet some people tend to ignore this. There are many options when people are drinking, such as calling a cab or having a designated driver. For the amount of times people are told not to drink and drive, there are quite a few accidents that occur by those wishing to be reckless. But take Pho Si Taing for example. If he does survive the accident, he is left without a wife and daughter along with a family friend. And Roman Luskin at 21 will go to prison with this on his conscience. All because of one horribly stupid mistake that nearly took the lives of five people. So just remember this 21-year-old boy the next time you are drinking and please make the rational choice.
Pratt is best known for being one of the stars of The Hills reality television show, along with being Hills cast member, Spencer Pratt’s younger sister. But regardless of her celebrity status, everyone is equal under the law. Pratt was charged with a misdemeanour for driving under the influence of alcohol and was transferred to the Van Nuys jail in Los Angeles. There she spent several hours before being released on $5,000 bail. We’re just thankful she got pulled over before anyone was hurt.
Unlike Stephanie Pratt, an accident involving alcohol and speeding took the lives of three people in Toronto Saturday night. The accident was caused by a 21-year-old Toronto man driving a BMW who sped into the side of a Honda Odyssey killing three of the five passengers and leaving two in critical condition. The driver of the BMW however, did not have any life-threatening injuries. He remains under police surveillance at the hospital.
Click for a video of the scene:
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/10/19/11446036-sun.html
The driver was identified as Pho Si Taing and the passengers were his wife, Hon To, his daughter, Khan “Christine” Taing, and two family friends. The family driving the Honda was coming back from a church outing when the BMW collided with the side of the van, causing three women to be thrown out of the vehicle. The driver and the friend were rushed to the hospital where they are clinging to their lives. The van was literally split into two pieces from the impact of the crash.
Roman Luskin, , the driver of the BMW, was charged with criminal negligence causing death, and refusing to submit a breath sample to the police along with several counts of impaired driving. Luskin was apparently already known to traffic police for speeding. Now at the young age of 21, he is looking to spend life in prison for his indictable offences.
The truth of the matter is, people have to start being responsible regardless of who they are. Whether it is a celebrity or the average Joe, drinking and driving is something completely out of the question. The message of not drinking and driving is constantly being advertised in our society yet some people tend to ignore this. There are many options when people are drinking, such as calling a cab or having a designated driver. For the amount of times people are told not to drink and drive, there are quite a few accidents that occur by those wishing to be reckless. But take Pho Si Taing for example. If he does survive the accident, he is left without a wife and daughter along with a family friend. And Roman Luskin at 21 will go to prison with this on his conscience. All because of one horribly stupid mistake that nearly took the lives of five people. So just remember this 21-year-old boy the next time you are drinking and please make the rational choice.
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