When I was 19, I was driving back home from work during the day going down a two lane road. On the other side of the road was a mom, a dad, and a little 7 year old girl who had just got off the school bus. The girl turned and ran toward the middle of the road. I hit my brakes and slowed down. Her dad called her and she turned around to look at him and started walking back toward him. Thinking it was okay, I proceeded to go again and hit 21 MPH (as determined by the skidmarks afterward). Little Brooklyn then turned away from her father and ran back out in front of my car where she proceeded to bounce off the bumper and smack her head off the road. Long story short, Brooklyn survived the crash with a few stitches in her head and a broken nose. She was very fortunate considering I was (at the time) driving a Jeep Cherokee 4x4. I was very fortunate considering she lived and considering I was going under the assigned speed limit when I hit her. All I got out of that accident was having to live with the memory of her lying motionless on the road thinking I severely hurt her and the threat of a lawsuit by her parents (which angered me considering it was THEIR fault for this happening).
Now, no matter if I was at fault or not, had I gone out to dinner with my girlfriend and her family before this and drank two beers with my dinner, I would have been locked up afterward for a vehicular crime while being under the influence... and it wouldn't have mattered if the accident could have been prevented by taking alcohol away, little bit that it might have been (you're typically considered under the influence if you drink 1 1/2 beers). On top of that, my family would have suffered for it financially since the lawsuit would have been aimed at them. Yes, I've been in Stallworth's near exact same situation, and I can honestly tell you that when something like that happens, it doesn't matter if you've had a couple or not... there is going to be an accident. I'm actually rooting for Stallworth this year and hope he can rebound to help his career. What happened to him was unfortunate for him and his victim's family. It's now time to move on.