23
Oct
2016
After spending six years in Alaska, I thought winter driving at Fort Drum, New York, would be a snap. After all, I’d seen my share of accidents and figured I was prepared for anything. But it only took a week to show me I was wrong.
There I was, a 19-year-old Soldier literally a blink away from disaster and saved only by the grace of God.
It was just after morning formation and I was on my way to an appointment. As I pulled out of the airfield, I found myself behind a very slow driver.
In 2012, an inaugural presidential proclamation designated December as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month in an effort to promote responsible decision-making and encourage Americans to prevent impaired driving.
It wasn’t a typical rush-hour traffic pattern. Instead of a steady flow, vehicles were clumping in groups and coming to a stop in unpredictable patterns.