NORTH TEXAS — As North Texans prepare to ring in the new year, police are urging drivers to make responsible choices and avoid getting behind the wheel if they’ve been drinking. Statistics show drunk driving typically spikes on New Year’s Eve, a trend that shatters families every single year.
Prisca Osunsan knows the pain all too well. Nearly two decades ago, her brother was killed by a repeat drunk driver.
“He left the house around 7 p.m. that night, and then around 11 p.m., we got a knock on the door from two police officers,” Osunsan recalled. “[The driver] told the judge he’d only had two beers. And that changed our lives forever.”
Osunsan has turned her grief into action as a volunteer with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, working to educate others about the devastating impact of impaired driving.
“My goal is to reach one person,” she said. “You don’t want anyone to lose a loved one, especially when the crime is 100% preventable.”