Drinking and Driving : The Deadly Reality
The Dr. Phil Podcast
Dr. Phil McGraw
4.3 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
With DUI fatalities on the rise, Dr. Phil speaks with a woman who went viral due to the body cam footage of her DUI arrest.
Tonight, Dr. Phil is discussing an issue that has been reported to be a national crisis that's been on the rise for years. Every 39 minutes someone dies from a drunk driving crash, with the number of inebriated drivers getting behind the wheel 300,000 times each day. First, Dr. Phil will speak with Sophia, who was recently arrested and charged with, "DUI with a Blood Alcohol Concentration of .15 or higher." Her arrest made international headlines and has gone viral online due to the body cam footage captured during her arrest. Dr. Phil will also speak with Chase, a mother and full-time bartender who admits a large part of her 3 plus week attempt at sobriety is to keep her from continuing to drive under the influence an estimated 40-50 times per year. Plus, Dr. Phil will speak with Sydney, who lost her husband, Shane, and 19-year-old son, Jakob when a drunk driver reportedly killed them both on the way to Jakob's college orientation. Thank you to our sponsors: G-Defy Shoes: Text DRPHIL to 91888 or Visit https://gdefy.com
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| 0:00.0 | Every 39 minutes of every single day, |
| 0:03.5 | someone is killed by a drunk driver. |
| 0:05.8 | Her arrest has gone viral. |
| 0:07.3 | We're gonna make out here. |
| 0:08.5 | Do you wanna try this first exercise for me? |
| 0:10.5 | I'm gonna do anything for you, Daddy. |
| 0:12.5 | When you look back at this body cam footage, |
| 0:15.3 | what do you say to yourself? |
| 0:16.6 | I thought it was funny. |
| 0:18.1 | I just wanna get home. |
| 0:19.1 | I don't think of anyone's life but myself. |
| 0:21.2 | You have two children. |
| 0:22.4 | How would you feel if Fia came through the intersection and killed both of your children? |
| 0:26.1 | This is how this happens. |
| 0:27.4 | This is real. |
| 0:32.1 | Tonight, we're talking about an issue that leaves every single American's life vulnerable |
| 0:43.3 | the moment we leave the safety of our homes. |
| 0:47.3 | It's a national crisis that has been reported to be on the rise for years. |
| 0:51.3 | I'm talking about people dying from drunk driving, |
| 0:55.5 | either killing themselves or innocent victims. |
| 0:58.6 | And it is happening now. |
| 1:01.3 | Every 39 minutes of every single day, |
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