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Austin Rogers, Hope McKenzie Killed in Three-Car Accident in Gwinnett County GA

January 8, 2012 By 5 Comments
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Austin Rogers, Hope McKenzie Killed in Three-Car Accident in Gwinnett County GA (Facebook)

Austin Rogers and Hope McKenzie were reportedly killed in a three-car accident Saturday night in Gwinnett County, Ga. Police said alcohol played a role in the accident that left the 17 year old driver and 20 year old passenger dead, as well as a third passenger injured. Two other people in another vehicle suffered minor injuries. There was fog around metro Atlanta due to heavy rains last night.

The accident happened at about 10 p.m. on Webb Gin House Road near Bennett Road. According to 11 Alive News, the driver sideswiped another car, then hit the third car head-one. There is a RIP Hope McKenzie Facebook page up, as well as the Twitter hashtag #RIPHopeMcKenzie in memory of Hope McKenzie and #RIPAustinRogers for Austin Rogers. From my research, it seems Hope McKenzie was a student at Grayson High School. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of both young people.

The best advice one can take from this tragedy is don’t drink and drive. That is a dangerous combination that most often has deadly consequences. We are in no way saying Hope McKenzie or Austin Rogers were drinking and caused the accident. There were three vehicles involved and the police said alcohol played a role in this tragedy. Again, the lesson to whomever was drinking is that it can have disastrous effects and innocent lives can be lost, as was the case.

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NYC Museum School Principal Darlene Miller Charged with Drunk Driving

December 29, 2011 By 5 Comments

Darlene Miller, principal of top-performing Museum School in Chelsea, Manhattan, charged with drunk driving after hitting stopped police cruiser and narrowly missing the police officer.

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NYC Museum School Principal Darlene Miller Charged with Drunk Driving (NY Post)

SHAME:  Darlene Miller, principal of top-performing NYC Museum School in Chelsea, was charged with drunk driving after she hit a stopped police cruiser, the New York Post reports. She has a court date for January 9 in Rockland County for driving while intoxicated. I have zero tolerance for anyone who gets behind the wheel of a car and drives while drunk. They are asking for trouble.

Cops said Miller — who has a reputation for strictness — was driving north on Route 9W toward the Tappan Zee Bridge two Saturdays ago when she smashed her Hyundai into the back of the cruiser — which had just pulled over another driver.

Miller, 64, refused to submit to tests of her blood-alcohol level, but smelled of alcohol and had impaired speech and coordination, according to the officer’s deposition.

“Her vehicle was so heavily damaged, it came to rest on the barrier near the entrance of the freeway,” South Nyack Police Chief Robert Van Cura said. “She admitted she had something to drink before she drove the car — but not how much.” Source

Darlene Miller should be fired from her high-paying job because of this terrible lapse in judgment. At a minimum, she should be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the case.

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