Imagine being at a party. It’s the end of the night and you want to go home but you have had too many drinks because you couldn’t say no.

Sadly, this happens a lot more than people think, teenagers are pressured to drink and then when the party is over they try to drive themselves home risking their lives and the lives of other people on the road.

What people need to understand is that drinking and driving is not glamorous, fun, or easy as some would suggest.

“Drinking and driving is just horrible because it can end in very serious and deadly situations,” senior Daryn Beltran said.

Drinking and driving accidents happen so often that students at this school are often affected by them.

“A close friend was drunk driving in a rent-a- car without his seat belt and crashed into another car breaking his arm. He then drove off and left the car somewhere,” senior Deymi Cabrera said. “It really opened my eyes that it can happen to anyone.”

According to an anonymous student survey conducted by the Eagle’s Eye, of 100 students,  80 percent of students know someone who has driven or currently drives drunk.

“A close friend was driving drunk and he fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into the guard railing, totaling his car,” senior Alyssa Gonzales said.

Also, 31 percent of students said that they would never stop someone from drinking and driving.

“If my friends were drunk I would stop them from driving,” Beltran said. “They could get arrested or injured or something worse.”

Sometimes students end up in situations they cannot help and feel driving is the only way out. Cabrera said she feels it is best to be prepared.

“You should always make sure you have a designated driver,” Cabrera said.

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Caitlin Starks