More Women Arrested for Drunk Driving Study Says

The article below is startling really when you think about the number of women (moms) involved in M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). This is not to say that the women being arrested are mothers, though the article does mention that they are “primary care-givers to children”, simply that it is a surprising statistic in light of all the press generated by the organization as female supporters against drunk driving.

If you have been arrested for drunk driving in RI, contact S. Joshua Macktaz now at (401) 861-1155.

Please drive safely this holiday season.

Drunken Driving Arrests for Women Up 36 Percent

Washington, DC. Dec. 6  – The number of drunken-driving arrests for women has shot up in recent years according to a study being released today by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation.

They’ve increased 36 percent over the last decade.

In case you’re thinking about having a glass of wine or two before bringing your child to a friend’s house, here’s more to ruin the idea: The study also found that the average female drunk driver is older and better educated than her male counterparts. They also tend to hold lower-paying jobs and be primary caregivers to children.

That profile wasn’t a shock to researchers since the study, funded by the distillers’ association The Century Council, was triggered by the attention-getting accident in 2009 when a mother, Diane Schuler, drove her minivan down the wrong side of a New York highway. She caused a crash that killed herself, her daughter, her three nieces and three men in another car. It was later determined that she had been drunk and high.

Schuler’s was an extreme case that jolted attention to the unspoken truth that some parents drink to excess while caring for their children. Upsetting as it was, though, the news left many parents thinking that her drinking shared no resemblance to their own. A glass or two of wine during the day didn’t seem in the same league.

What today’s study reveals is that mothering and drinking may be a more common problem than we realize…