Alcoholic deserves the Darwin Award
OCTOBER 2004
Amazing Antics: Stories of Alcoholism-Driven Behaviors
An addict relapses, tragedy occurs and the misbehaviors reach their logical extreme.
Story from This is True by Randy Cassingham, with "tagline:"
"SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE: Leah Kravochuck met James Ivinskas at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, and a few days later went on a date for Valentine's Day. "For some reason they went out that night, and they drank and drank and drank," says her lawyer, Stuart Lippe. Since both were drunk, it's hard to say what happened, but Ivinskas was killed by Kravochuck when she ran him over with her car. Twice. When arrested, she tried to bribe the police officer, offering $5,000 and sex if he would let her go. While awaiting ...