A Night That Started Wrong (Image Credits: Unsplash)
Florida – The quiet stretch of road west of Boynton Beach turned chaotic one April night, marked by the screech of tires and the shatter of glass under a starless sky.
A Night That Started Wrong
Imagine hopping into a sleek Chevrolet Corvette, but instead of enjoying the ride, you’re clutching a nearly empty bottle of Jack Daniels. That’s how things kicked off for 40-year-old Dale Drotar. Authorities say he was deep into the liquor before even turning the key.
By the time he hit the accelerator, his blood alcohol level clocked in at 0.126 percent – well over the legal limit. What followed was a dangerous blur of speed on a road meant for careful driving.
Blasting Past the Limit
The zone allowed just 45 miles per hour, a standard for suburban safety. Yet Drotar pushed his Corvette to 135 mph, triple the speed, turning the highway into his personal racetrack. Witnesses later described the roar of the engine echoing like thunder…