1. “Dead Drunk”
The Kevin Tunell Story

2. Factors that lead or influences Kevin’s bad decision
Most obvious – alcohol
Fear of girl friend’s parents
Past experience: nothing ever happened to him
Distance: only 2 miles away
Peer pressure: drinking games; shots; excessive drinking
Lack of prior planning: no designated driver
Age and lack of experience

3. What was the decision that affected the remainder of his life?
Driving drunk and not allowing his girl friend to drive him home or sleeping there until the next day.

4. The Fallout Who was affected How and why Kevin Guilt
Mental anguish Flashbacks
Isolation
Outcast
Loss of friends, loss of girl friend, did not go to prom, college

5. The Fallout Who was affected How and why Maggie (girl killed)
She lost her life; was most likely going onto college and the world never realized her potential

6. The Fallout Who was affected How and why Beth (Girl Friend)
Guilt because she did not stop him
Uncomfortable with the situation
Lost a relationship with Kevin when he broke up

7. The Fallout Who was affected How and why Parents of Maggie
Loss of a child
Emptiness
Anger
Depression and other feelings which come with a great loss

8. The Fallout Who was affected How and why School / Community
Accident occurred in a small town causing a loss of a good community member.
Maggie was top in her class and was graduation.
Kevin’s friends and people in community avoided him after the accident.

9. Negative consequences Kevin had to deal with after the accident
Guilt
Mental Anguish
Anger
Knowing her took a life and the aftermath
Community backlash
Probation and jail time
Moves out on his own, does not go to college
Lower paying job

10. Why do you think the family requested the punishment
It is sometimes easy for people to forget in our busy lives certain events
Maggie's family felt strongly that Kevin needed to truly remember the fact that a bad decision took the life of their daughter

11. Open to class discussion
Do you feel that other people in this world think the way Kevin did the night of the party?
Open to class discussion