Blog draft April 3 26

DUI

Recent news reports about Tiger Woods’ DUI recalls the sad reality of issues relating to drinking while under the influence of alcohol. Everyone who drinks wonders about this because each of us has driven after a drink or two. I wondered if I was impaired. I wondered if I would be charged with a DUI if I were involved in an accident while having consumed any alcohol.

When my driving after a few drinks worried me I didn’t do anything about it until I worried a bit too much. I then swore off alcohol. Period. Rocky helped me sign into alcohol rehab. The program involved one week in hospital, two weeks of half-day hospital sessions, and seven months of weekly group sessions. I lost my desire for alcohol in the first week, but the rest of the program ensured I stayed off drink forever.

It has been 20 years since then and I have remained sober through it all.

But Tiger’s experience reminds me the decision is very personal and difficult to make. Even then the resolve may weaken. It takes discipline and emotional steadiness to make it work. I was lucky. So far, Tiger has not been as lucky.

Perhaps now he will become sober and remain so. If not, he should hang up his car keys. Too many innocent people are victims of drinking drivers. It doesn’t matter the amount of alcohol consumed; all of it, large or small, affects judgment and action. It is as simple as that. Victimhood is not so simple.

I wish Tiger the best. He is an inspirational athlete and golfer. Past his prime but not washed up as a human being unless he doesn’t face his drinking.

April 3, 2026

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