I went to my cousin M's wedding on Saturday. At the end of the reception, an idiot drunk driver flipped his car. Literally. It was upside down. It was an usher from the bridal party. He and his idiot buddy were racing out of the parking lot. They were trying to race their girlfriends, who were on foot. The girls had a head start, and the boys peeled out of the parking lot like lunatics, hit a bump and almost hit the girls, swerved to avoid them and instead hit a tree, then skidded 250 metres up the road. The car turned onto its side, then flipped onto its roof. The driver got out. The passenger (the usher whose car it was) was trapped inside. Witnesses were rushing into the reception, screaming that there had been an accident. The girlfriends had tried to talk to the kid in the car, but he wasn't responding. They were screaming, crying that he was dead. Two of my uncles are First Response. They ran outside to help. They crawled into the upside down car. The kid wasn't breathing, because he was being choked by his seatbelt. They removed the seatbelt, and the kid was able to talk. He wanted out of the car, but they wouldn't let him leave until the ambulance got there. 911 had been called. My uncle had given my dad a fire extinguisher from the reception hall, with instructions to put out any spark that may start. He did. The paramedics got the kid out of the car. He was sent to hospital in Cambellford, then sent to Toronto. He has a broken jaw, a broken ankle, glass in his eye, he's bleeding from his ears. But he is going to be okay. No brain damage, and he will live without serious injury. Idiots. The police took the driver away in handcuffs. I'm so glad the bride & groom had already left. They didn't have to find out about this until the next day, when they know that their friend will be okay. That night was horrible, and I'm glad they didn't have to be a part of it. They had a beautiful wedding day, and got to leave their wedding with their memories of a wonderful day intact. What an irresponsible thing for their usher to do to them. It was a terrible scene. Crying, screaming, yelling, fighting, praying, all kinds of people with so many different reactions to what was happening.