On November 27th, 2024 at 6:02 AM. I was pulled over on I-70 for going 94 MPH in a 70 MPH

zone.The officer gave me a ticket and sent me on my way. I drove home to my family and had

Thanksgiving dinner with my mother whom I hadn’t seen in months. I am honestly extremely

lucky that my story ends this way. So many others have made the exact same mistake I made

and paid for it gravely. 1 deer, 1 pot hole, 1 car malfunction, 1 car stopping suddenly in front of

me. My story could have easily ended with my mother getting a call from the police explaining

how her son died the day before Thanksgiving due to his reckless actions on the road. Not only

my story but the story of everyone on the road that I endangered that morning. The possible

story of how I went 94 mph on I-70 and striking a vehicle. Ending the lives of those innocent

people. The stories of their families. Brothers, Sisters, Mother, Fathers, Husbands, Wives and

Children not getting to spend Thanksgiving with their family members because of my selfish

actions on the road that morning. I am so grateful that these possible stories were not told.

Hearing the stories from multiple speakers today showed me how close those stories could

have been to my own. Driving fast to make it home 10 minutes early is not worth the price of

ending mine or somebody else's entire life. It's not worth permanently damaging the families of

the people I hurt. It's not worth permanently damaging my own family. I am grateful that I don't

have to spend the rest of my life looking back at November 27th as the day I destroyed

somebody's life. The PADDD program was a big eye opener. It taught me a lot of important

lessons. One of them is that I will never see the worth in speeding dangerously again. It has

also taught me another important lesson that I will not have to learn the hard way as I did with

speeding. I will never see the worth in driving under the influence or driving distracted.