Really though folks, when are we going to outlaw alcohol? Haven't we seen how much destruction it causes? Particularly when paired with a motor vehicle. If not an outright ban, let's at least register the stuff and require a 7 day waiting period.

All tongue-in-cheek aside, get well soon Pat.

To Greg Skinner prior to Christmas although the diver ran from the scene and there's no way to know if he was chemically impaired or not because it took a week to find him.

As far as I know, Greg is still at Harborview from multiple broken bones and internal injuries.  Update me if somebody knows otherwise!

He and his wife teach at Hansen Elementary and have 2 teenage children.  Every day his wife goes to work and then heads to Harborview to be with him until late in the evening.  Hansen families and various other friends have cooked meals so the teenagers can have dinner at night.

It's unimaginable the destruction an impaired driver can cause on an innocent victim and their families. 

These 2 men are now without a means to provide for their families and the sole brunt of everything has now fallen to the wives until their healthy again.  We as a community should band together and help these 2 families in whatever way possible!

I just read the update in the Olympian about the injured man's progress. The article mentioned that he had previously videotaped several dangerous intersections and posted them at www.olympiawatch.blogspot.com.

This sure sounds like our friend Bubba. I hope he's doing well. There's a website set up to help support his family during his months-long recovery: www.helppatrickandmary.com.

I debated whether or not to post this and out his identity, but it seemed to me that folks would want to know and help him out. If anyone disagrees, I'll ask for this post to be removed.