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Orange County Drug Rehab Facility Mourns Nick Adenhart and Friends - Victims of DUI Driver
DUI Legal Experts Comment on how Many People are Affected by Tragic Cause of Accident
Sober Living by the Sea is a drug rehab facility that has helped people overcome alcoholism for almost twenty five years. Today is a sad day for this drug and alcohol treatment center because an rising star on their local baseball team (The Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles) is dead today because of a drunk driver.
There were other fatalities in the accident and one survivor is in critical condition. As Sober Living by the Sea has often documented, the cost of a DUI in California can be so much more than a monetary sum. Lives are ruined every day by this number one cause of accidental death in California.
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Because a man had impaired judgement and drove a car while intoxicated, there are three dead and one in critical condition. Then there are the families of the victims. You cannot overlook the drunk driver's family and loved ones whose lives are also devastated. Finally, as a drug rehab facility who undersands the nature of addiction, the staff at Sober Living by the Sea also must acknowledge that the man who was driving the minivan while under the influence will never be the same again. The staff at Sober Living by the Sea frequently provides DUI rehab legal help to men and women who have lost control of their drinking and drug use and many arrive at the drug rehab facility with a DUI (or multiple DUI charges) on their record.
"We feel deeply saddened about this wasted life," says a representative from Sober Living by the Sea, "Nick Adenhart will be missed not only by his family and friends, but also the fans of the Angels and the entire community. If anything, it should be an opportunity for our society to look at how devastating the negative repercussions that driving while intoxicated can lead to and educate people of all ages about not only the dire nature of the consequences but also give them tools to get help and prevent being put in a situation that condones driving after drinking alcohol."
