A teenager goes to a wild party, has a few too many shots because he is not skilled at "quarters," and stumbles out the door, keys in hand. He starts his car with a roar and punches the gas, speeding the 10 miles home in under 15 minutes to make a one o'clock curfew.
Scenes like this are any adult's nightmare - and a major reason for a legal drinking age. Teenagers can be, and are, irresponsible with alcohol.
But what happens when adults are the irresponsible ones?
This question has been on the mind of Sharon Snell, whose daughter, FHS sophomore Tiffany Snell, was killed in October 1996 after an alleged drunk driver slammed his car into hers on Highway 35.
As a result, Snell and her daughter Lynette have proposed a bill that would remove a person's privilege to buy alcohol, when he or she is convicted of three DUIs.
The proposal "was one of first things I thought when I was grieving," said Snell. "Drinking was what I was angry about.
"Five-hundred drunk drivers in Montana are waiting to go to jail. It just seems to me that you should make it so people wouldn't get to that point."
In addition to Sheriff Jim DuPont, Snell had written to state Rep. Bob DePratu, asking for help creating and presenting the bill to the legislature.
"I think that (the proposal) has real merit," said DePratu. "I think it would have real opposition from the tavern owners."
DePratu has agreed to eventually present the bill to the legislature, however he feels more thought and time should be put into wording and research first.
"It would be impossible this session," said DePratu. "It will require a lot of research. It shouldn't be just shot down, because of a small wording mistake or not having enough time spent on it."
DuPont supports the proposal, saying "it's a great idea," yet he is worried about legal questions.
"I was really excited, until I looked into the Constitutional issues," said DuPont. "Even if it did fly, how do you enforce it? Unless, you did it on a volunteer basis, then maybe you could get it to work. There's still the problem of the bartenders and store owners checking everyone's i.d.'s."
STAND has offered it's support of the proposal.
"We wrote a letter to Mrs. Snell saying, if there was anything we could do to help her that we'd be glad to do it," said junior STAND member Darcy James. "It's totally neat what she's doing. The way she's handling it is really constructive."
"That is just great - this is something that will help this sort of movement," said Snell of STAND's support. "We're really excited that they would do that. They could find all the hoops we need to go through."
The Snells are trying to involve as many people as they can in promoting the proposal. A home page has been set up on the internet with the proposal (www.angelfire.com/mt/snellfarm/).
Snell has received several other responses from individuals, newspapers and magazines from as far as England and Australia.
"Tiffany was an innocent victim," said Snell. "She was such a special person. She had dreams and goals. She had such a big heart. She was doing things right.
"What happened to Tiffany is so unfair. This shouldn't happen to anybody."