I had to take a 12 Hour Alcohol Awareness Class that was ordered by the judge. It is a small price to pay actually. I am ashamed at what I had become over the years. I was drunk behind the wheel when I got caught. I somehow had pulled over and was passed out at the wheel on the side of the highway. I really don't have any recollection of even getting into the car and driving after the party I was attending at the local bar I always went to. You know, just thinking about it again right now gives me the chills. I could have killed myself or someone else. I quit drinking the next day when I woke up in jail, and am proud to say I've been sober ever since. This is the last step of my payment for the crime. The judge agreed to let me take the alcohol class online so I wouldn't have to miss any more work. If I stay off the booze for 3 more years I will have my record expunged as a first time offender.
