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VHS 30 minutes $125.00
Produced by Robert C. Van Camp
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The tragic, all too frequent consequences of drunk driving are explored in this poignant presentation. Two real families share their anguish over the loss of loved ones, allowing video cameras to record their grief in the hope that similar tragedies will be prevented.
After having too much to drink one day in May, 1995, Ronnie Dale Haithcock drove his car in the wrong direction down a North Carolina interstate, colliding head-on with a car carrying three young men. All three died, but Haithcock survived and made a full recovery--Physically. Viewers hear his tearful expressions of remorse from the prison where he is serving a 14- to 17-year sentence in connection with the crash. The mother of two of Haithcock's victims, Cornelius and Antonio Walker, rejects his apology.
Viewers witness the funeral of these young men, and that of another victim, 11-year-old Ashley Kennon. On a hot summer day, Ashley and her friend Jennifer were riding their bicycles when a drunk driver veered off the road and struck them. Jennifer recovered, but Ashley was left brain dead and soon succumbed to her injuries.
The program contrasts home video of Ashley as a spunky, happy child, with emotional scenes at her hospital bed as Ashley lies dying. After she is buried, her mother visits her gravesite and tries to cope with the loss. Jennifer, who now walks with a limp, also suffers from the loss of her friend. She doesn't go bike riding anymore.
Blurred Lines presents a vivid reminder against drinking and driving that will inform, sadden and deeply move viewers young and old.
This is an Emmy awarding Public Television documentary which also received a special media award from M.A.D.D. This drunk driving video tape is used as and educational and prevention tool with law enforcement, criminal justice system and schools around the country.