The data tells a chilling story.

After drinking, a driver barreled through a quiet residential street at nearly 100 miles per hour — close to four times the speed limit. Investigators later confirmed what witnesses feared: the accelerator was pressed to the floor the entire time.
No braking.
No attempt to slow.
No correction.
Only speed.

In another car sat Elaine Corbitt, a 41-year-old mother riding in the passenger seat, expecting nothing more than an ordinary trip home. She never saw the danger coming.

Seconds later, metal screamed.
The vehicle tore off the road and slammed into a tree with unstoppable force.
Elaine was killed instantly.

By morning, five children woke up without their mother — their lives split forever into before and after.

Police say the driver admitted to drinking and now faces reckless homicide charges. The law will move forward. The court dates will come. But no sentence can undo what one choice destroyed.

One decision.
One drunk drive.
One moment of unchecked speed.

And an entire family left to carry the weight of a loss that never should have happened.

This wasn’t an accident.
It was a choice — and its consequences will echo for a lifetime.