I was raised by 2 alcoholics and guess what? I became an alcoholic also. I've been sober for 7 years, about 20% of my adult life. My behavior when drinking was abhorrent and only by the grace of God did no one die. I drove my beautiful fun loving son many times intoxicated and I think about how frightening it must have been for him at times. God forgive me.
@theresalally16208 ай бұрын
Congratulations on ur sobriety ❤and God has forgiven you🙏🏻
@bravelydefaulted8 ай бұрын
god has definitely forgiven you for getting yourself better. very glad you’ve improved. ❤
@sarahalbers55558 ай бұрын
Proud of you to come out the other side. Many don't.
@HolyMoly4328 ай бұрын
Great job quitting! 🎉 Now to forgive yourself.🙏
@I_Love_Rainbows5108 ай бұрын
God bless you, and good job!!
@lionessatthegate8 ай бұрын
Yes, let’s drag a 3-year-old to a late wedding reception and then get mad when she’s two hours past her bedtime. First mistake.
@marlenestewart74428 ай бұрын
Jennifer having children before she herself was emotionally mature was the first mistake.
@CoolHand2738 ай бұрын
@@marlenestewart7442 the problem is some people never emotionally mature so what about child bearing then?
@carnifaxx8 ай бұрын
@@CoolHand273 then don't have children at all, it's quite simple and good for society
@diviningrod26718 ай бұрын
Have you gone outside lately? It obvious the best of us are not breeding @@CoolHand273
@micnorton94878 ай бұрын
@@carnifaxxThis is true but women have that biological imperative so the best society can do is adopt the "it takes a village" concept... And it may sound strange to us from a legalistic society but the best solution in a case like that is just to let a more responsible relative or even friend raise the child, while the parent is still involved from whatever distance they're emotionally and intellectually responsible enough to be... This was the practice in nearly all Native American nations and their social structures are remarkable in that child abuse and things like s abuse of children were all but non-existent... The adults who would do things like that were almost invariably banished from the group and while that's not a prison term it is practically a death sentence since the person would be completely vulnerable to everything around them without a social structure......
@wintercame8 ай бұрын
Two drunks and a toddler at a night wedding reception. What could go wrong?
@sarahalbers55558 ай бұрын
The other that went wrong was the fact that the wedding guests knew she was hammered, but still let her drive
@NeeNee_B.8 ай бұрын
When you put it like that, this could've been SO much worse, that poor baby only had God for protection, because surely she didn't have responsible adults in her life!
@reverbscherzo78508 ай бұрын
Two antagonistic drunks, no less.
@adotintheshark48487 ай бұрын
at least the clump of hair on the front seat wasn't curly.
@divawendy6 ай бұрын
Her daughter wasn't drunk, where did you gett that
@MattyTingles8 ай бұрын
Meighan was a good friend of mine in High School. She spent almost everyday at my house after school. Love her and miss her a lot. That’s all 💜
@Scipio_Americanus6 ай бұрын
🙄
@MattyTingles4 ай бұрын
@@austinwilliams3448 what the fuck is wrong with you? Absolute weirdo.
@williamsn4118 ай бұрын
Sad situation. Neither one of these people made good choices. I feel really bad for Megan’s daughter.
@twincherry49588 ай бұрын
Uber, lyft!
@kenw22258 ай бұрын
The daughter was the worst. Jumping out of the car is completely insane.
@gossamer99668 ай бұрын
@@kenw2225I know people like her, some with Borderline personality disorder. they'll threaten violence and self harm to get their way and manipulate a situation. She assaulted her mother and then opened the door for dramatic effect and got more than she bargained for. Pretty disturbing that she pulled that idiotic deadly stunt with her little girl in the backseat right next to her. It's a miracle Megans actions didn't cause Jennifer to wreck and all three wind up dead.
@nanettevantriesteharder24698 ай бұрын
@@kenw2225 Another option could have been staying the night in a rented room with those friends and family members at the wedding.
@joepaugh25558 ай бұрын
❤1@@twincherry4958
@Lee945038 ай бұрын
Whatever reason Meighan chose to open the car door, she sure wasn’t thinking about her little 3 year old daughter. So her mother didn’t seem to care about her daughter jumping out of the car and Meighan didn’t seem to care about her little 3 year old daughter. The apple doesn’t fall too far away from the tree. The 3 year old baby girl has to suffer because of a selfish mother AND Grandmother.
@It-is-me...Melsie8 ай бұрын
Sounds like being drunkards ran in that family.
@dreapress12278 ай бұрын
@@coloradohikertrash9958My God, you have problems.
@burntblonde29257 ай бұрын
I agree with you, the truth hurts. Neither of their actions had one thought of that innocent little girl, being in absolute danger and she must have been terrified.
@animula690811 күн бұрын
She may not have. Drunks who drive can do incredibly stupid things you don’t think they can. Dr grande forgets drunks may not think clearly, act rationally, or remember accurately when sober.
@jimcronin20438 ай бұрын
Neither of them thought about the real victim, the little girl. As she grows older she will probably suffer flashbacks of her mother sitting next to her and suddenly jumping out of the car.
@sayhello53778 ай бұрын
Being that she was only 3 when this occurred, it is unlikely she will have memory of it. That’s one small thing to be glad for, I suppose. 😮💨
@NormanInAustralia8 ай бұрын
@@sayhello5377 I'm not sure. I certainly remember events from when I was 3. And being questioned by the police would reinforce that memory because she would have had to recall events a few days after witnessing them.
@j.h.93768 ай бұрын
I experienced a similar event that thank God didn't end in death but was on a freeway. I was probably 5 or 6 and it stuck with me but maybe 3 is too young.
@gossamer99668 ай бұрын
@@sayhello5377Hopefully she doesn't. I was molested by a neighbor when I was 3 and unfortunately I remember it remarkably clearly.
@BirdyMum8 ай бұрын
@sayhello5377 Unfortunately traumatic memories can stick with you even at that age. My dad was an alcoholic and I absolutely remember some frightening situations with him in the first house we lived in and we moved from there when I was about to turn 3. The one upside is that at 3 she wouldn't likely have understood how much danger they were all in. An older child might have realised the adults were intoxicated and also that her mum might be injured or dead after jumping out.
@a.nhonig33118 ай бұрын
I hope the granddaughter is not being raised by the grandmother and is in a safe and sober situation. Poor child!
@klz95008 ай бұрын
Why would you think that
@jackedkerouac44148 ай бұрын
Alcohol doesn’t make you a reckless idiot but it can amplify it if you’re already one
@jooleebilly8 ай бұрын
@@jackedkerouac4414One drink doesn't make you a reckless idiot. Not even two. Many drinks do - and to your point, that's what's amplified if you're already a reckless idiot.
@jooleebilly8 ай бұрын
@@klz9500Did you watch the video and see how reckless the grandmother was? The granddaughter has a family history of alcoholism at least two generations deep on her mother's side. She needs to be raised in a non-alcoholic home. I remember all the times my mom drove blackout drunk with me. I hid in the footwells of the back seat, crying, while she tried to drive and light a cigarette while swatting at me with one hand. You know what I learned from that? I learned how to get out of a car that was filling with water when I was 7. We lived near the intercoastal, and I knew I couldn't count on her to save me. By the grace of god, I moved away and she got sober. 7 years later I was allowed to live with her again. She was sober for almost 50 years when she died. Luckily my never-drunk grandparents and uncles looked out for me, but they didn't know she'd take me to her friend's house and leave me with their teen boy to watch me while they went on a bender. Then when they came back totally sh1tfaced, she insisted on driving home. I was lucky on the nights that she just didn't come home from work until 2 or 3 AM. I was on my own for dinner and everything else, but if she didn't come home from work until 2 or 3 AM - at least I wasn't in the car with her. That's why I would think that. Why don't you?
@eriklarson91378 ай бұрын
@@jackedkerouac4414 Riiight. The last several hundred years of evidence, vs jackedkerouac4414. I know which side I am on.
@maureeningleston15018 ай бұрын
I do love how Dr Grande doesn't diagnose but only speculates, yet he seems to be accurate. 😉👍
@Road_Rash8 ай бұрын
It's a legal C.Y.A. thing so he doesn't get sued...(cover your ass)
@valleygirl25308 ай бұрын
He SEEMS to be accurate. Doesn’t mean he is. No one heard from the daughter who’s now unable to tell HER side of the story.
@gabrielleandrew5428 ай бұрын
He’s a great speculator
@agostinodublino13878 ай бұрын
maybe I paid not enough attention, but how the vehicle could be driven if they were both intoxicated but a breathalizer was installed on the car? They asked the child to it? Or maybe the daughter was not so intoxicated? Pretty sure that Jennifer didn't called soon the police because she was worried about her alcohol percentage and waited until it was lower
@monicajorgensen47748 ай бұрын
@agostinodublino1387 Megan's car had the breathalyzer installed due to her DUI, but they were in Jennifer's car. Megan wanted to drink at the wedding so she didn't want to take her car. That's why Jennifer drove them.
@gpiercer15598 ай бұрын
Its amazing how many problems could be avoided if people could stop consuming alcohol.
@bjkarana8 ай бұрын
*by choice, which I'm sure is implied. I agree though ...it's a pernicious drug.
@Joe-px5wu8 ай бұрын
@@bjkarana”by choice” adds nothing to OP’s statement.
@It-is-me...Melsie8 ай бұрын
I don't want to stop consuming alcohol. And neither do I, as most people, drink as much and perhaps as frequently as either Jennifer or Megan.
@8luvbug8 ай бұрын
Or just drink responsibly
@MsSilverTulip8 ай бұрын
*drink responsibly (not stop consuming alcohol). Me having 3 beers on a Friday night at home doesn't pose a danger to anyone. I have never, and would never, drive under the influence.
@elizabethhamm53208 ай бұрын
Why did the wedding guests let these intoxicated women drive off with a minor child? Someone should have offered to get them transportation or called the police if necessary
@chubbs_tubby33608 ай бұрын
How about let's just let the two people who drove off drunk take responsibility? How tf do you know anybody knew these 2 were inebriated? Nobody probably paid them any attention at all until AFTER the fact.
@elizabethhamm53208 ай бұрын
Dr. Grande said that the police talked to wedding guests who reported that the women were drunk. Pay attention before you go off next time
@chubbs_tubby33608 ай бұрын
@@elizabethhamm5320after the fact, pay attention next time
@elizabethhamm53208 ай бұрын
You asked how I knew that people knew that they were drunk and I told you. This is a cautionary tale. Adults should not let intoxicated individuals drive off with children. Anybody who cares about the welfare of children will agree with that statement
@chubbs_tubby33608 ай бұрын
@@elizabethhamm5320 what I'm saying is, there may have been people who noticed them behaving like they were inebriated, that's not uncommon at social events. But to then assume that someone followed them out to the parking lot with a ledger and a clipboard taking names down is a bridge too far. AFTER somebody ends up dead and cops come questioning people will remember yeah I saw that lady she looked drunk to me. Doesn't mean they knew this person was driving home. For all they knew she could have called an Uber
@Meela2348 ай бұрын
It is a wonder little Gia made it out alive that night, riding in an SUV with two drunks. I also feel sorry for the married couple. Now their anniversary every year is also the day Meighan died after leaving their wedding drunk, with her drunk mother. smh
@eriklarson91378 ай бұрын
"I also feel sorry for the married couple." Do you have some sorrow in your heart for Hitler as well?
@Frau.Kanzlerin8 ай бұрын
@@eriklarson9137 What a weird response.
@Neillan8 ай бұрын
@@Frau.KanzlerinReply commenters on these videos tend to be sheltered weirdos, so it tracks.
@derkeheath51728 ай бұрын
@@eriklarson9137 I spotted the drunk!
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
hahaha@@derkeheath5172
@stephanieparker12508 ай бұрын
I live not far from there, I remember how confused we all were because of the weird circumstances. We did assume she just got hit by a car while walking and no one stopped. But ultimately all sympathy goes to that poor baby girl who had to witness all of this.
@ctaber20118 ай бұрын
The real question is how did 2 drunks start the car with an ignition interlock device? The sad truth is the daughter or another party member did.
@yankees298 ай бұрын
They have camera attached so no one else can blow for u I think
@MrSeanman308 ай бұрын
There's other ways to cheat it unfortunately. There's test where people have used electronic duster cans, rechargeable dusters, a tire filling pump. There's a couple other ways I saw recently that amazed me that I don't remember exactly how it was done. Or the daughter simply blew in it unfortunately.
@evelynwaugh40538 ай бұрын
I thought the interlock device was on Meighan's car because she had had a recent DUI, which is why she wanted her mother to drive? They took her mother's car, which didn't have an interlock device.
@MrSeanman308 ай бұрын
@@evelynwaugh4053 that would make sense too lol. Im just saying they can be defeated easily as I unfortunately had one in the past🙃
@evelynwaugh40538 ай бұрын
@@MrSeanman30 Yikes! My state, which specializes in idiotic laws, is requiring interlock devices on all new cars after 2025. I can only imagine how much that will add to the cost of a car and how they will malfunction, inconveniencing drivers. That they can be defeated makes them totally pointless. Thanks for one more stupid and useless law, Gavin.
@brad92848 ай бұрын
It is incomprehensible to me that someone can fly out of your car, In this case your own flesh and blood, and you can leave and come back the next day knowing they're dead already.
@qtpiballer8 ай бұрын
And was still arrested for driving under the influence!
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
Inconceivable isn't it?
@mynameispeaches8 ай бұрын
My initial thoughts were why was a 3 year old brought to a wedding. Now it’s obvious these two needed someone more mature as a chaperone.
@Tina060198 ай бұрын
We brought our two year old son to my brother’s wedding, in good part because I was delusional: no one else’s child had ever been as perfect as mine (!), we had never used a babysitter, and I was completely besotted with my mother-love for him. I did ask my brother, though, and he enthusiastically approved his nephew being there. I know now I should have asked my sister-in-law. [In fact, everything turned out fine, he was very well behaved, as I expected he would be. But it could have gone badly.]
@mynameispeaches8 ай бұрын
@@Tina06019 my son was always fairly mellow. I’m sure I brought him to a few events where people were hoping there would be no kids. All in all if you’re going to tie one on and can’t even mind yourself let alone a kid, get a babysitter.
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
Sheesh, take shoulda taken their own separate damn Uber.
@robertwasinger81938 ай бұрын
Dr. You said it correctly! We only want to escape the consequences of alcohol use when we get in trouble! I have done this for many years. I am thankful to have hurt nobody. I am now sober just over six years and plan to do so.
@klz95008 ай бұрын
Realistically you think you hurt nobody as an addict? Ever? You must mean physically because unless you have zero friends and family your entire life you definitely hurt people
@robertwasinger81938 ай бұрын
@@klz9500 Yes ! You are absolutely correct! I took no life or physical harm anyone thank goodness. I not have just hurt relationships I have destroyed relationships! This really hurts and is the only thing that sometimes makes me want to relapse. As hard as it is to say it is true. I have not only changed to a better person before the drugs and alcohol but got back on top from being on the street with nothing. CEO of my own sole proprietor business that I built into a sea corporation that had board members and offices in multiple states. I also became a competitive runner they got paid from age 45 to 51.. My running injury is what caused my downfall. I can call it a mid life crisis. I’m thankful to be living straight and giving back helping others overcome there struggles.
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
thumbs up!
@robertwasinger81938 ай бұрын
@@KaraLey98 Yes you are absolutely correct! I have hurt the people I love and care for. It took 4 years for my wife and I get back together and have a great marriage. My 2 sons will not talk to me at this time. It’s been 6.1 years now and I really hurt when I think about them. To be very honest it makes me think about doing something bad to myself. I really hurt and I know they are hurt and confused. Who was there dad . 2 different life’s . Also I think about relapsing and calling it a day! I do seek help. I still go to Celebrate Recovery and counseling. I need more counseling. I haven’t been in a long time. I take meds for bipolar. I have that under control. It’s the hurt I caused and I do take full responsibility. Thank you for understanding what I was responding to. I’m thankful for hurting nobody in an accident. Again thank you
@NotIfWhen5 ай бұрын
@@klz9500 he is talking about this case so clearly he means physically. Do you really think as addicts.. especially in recovery we don’t know we have hurt people ? ( emotionally, financially) of-course we do. I just wonder why you felt the need to try to shame someone who has already been in recovery and doing well. Maybe you like to hurt people yourself. Maybe that is the question you should be asking.
@Ezinma888 ай бұрын
I don't know why Jennifer was upset about leaving early. It was 10:30pm and they had a three year old with them. So, they weren't leaving early, but late. Who is looking after that little girl is what I'd like to know 🥺? And, can you imagine being the officer who realises their best hope of getting to the truth involves interviewing a three year old? Whatever happened that night, though, no one deserves to go out like that.
@olilumgbalu56538 ай бұрын
Megan had asked Jennifer to drive her and her child to the wedding because Megan already had a DUI on her record but wanted to drink at the wedding and didn't want to drive drunk and possibly get another DUI and besides, her car had been outfitted with some kind of breathalizer type device that kept her from driving when she was drunk. Jennifer didn't want to do it because she rightly surmised that the child would get tired and they would have to leave early. However, despite her misgivings, Jennifer still drove them all to the wedding. Both Jennifer and Megan obviously have a drinking problem and should have been in rehab not driving drunk everywhere.
@corneliusdenise8 ай бұрын
The mother didn't call the cops because she was intoxicated and didn't want another DUI. I cannot wrap my head around the daughter letting her child be driven by someone intoxicated or not calling authorities when your daughter jumped out of a moving car. Bad Judgment! I hope this mother becomes sober and stops drinking.
@katc20408 ай бұрын
It seems like they both had drinking problems
@YvonneSt.Louis817898 ай бұрын
He said the daughter had a DUI, I believe.
@nattie9118 ай бұрын
@@katc2040there are some genes that make ppl more likely to have addiction to alcohol and also megan likely grew up with her mom modeling alocholic behaviour😢
@martinwhite4188 ай бұрын
@@nattie911 Addictions are just weak people.
@Oreo-gd2zq8 ай бұрын
@@martinwhite418 you're extremely fortunate that you've never had to deal with addiction. It's a disease. Thinking you're above it actually makes you more vulnerable.
@vanessabautista12578 ай бұрын
Gia Is Thriving In The Care Of Her Father. Who Is The Best Dad Gia Could Ever Ask For. Meighan Was My Best Friend And She Would Be So Proud Of The Young Lil Lady Her Boyfriend ( Gias Father) Has Raised . . . Gia Has Grown Up To Be Everything Meighan Would Of Wanted And More❤
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
Wow, that's a breath of fresh air.
@quarteracreadventures8558 ай бұрын
What happened to Gia? I hope the grandmother didn't become her guardian
@sandra-RUOK8 ай бұрын
Best question award goes to you!???????
@edgybarbie778 ай бұрын
I believe she is with her father's side of the family
@ashleypg17085 ай бұрын
She's being raised by her father.
@RullXov8 ай бұрын
Jennifer didn't call the police that night because she had been drinking too, and was afraid she would get arrested for DUI. In hindsight, Jennifer should have just told Meighan to find a friend to take her to the wedding venue..
@Viewer921368 ай бұрын
Meighan should have found alternative transportation and a baby sitter for her daughter. Or Meighan should have just went with her daughter, and not had cocktails. Her mother/the daughter's grandmother is pretty selfish to not care about any of them + other drivers to drive so drunk. The grandmother isn't winning any Grandma of the Year awards ... Hopefully, GIA has other relatives that aren't drunken selfish people.
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
Yup.. she knew their pattern. So many other choices. Call an Uber, stay overnight in a hotel, sleep it off on the side of the road for heaven's sake. All better than what happened.
@sunndsoul3 ай бұрын
uber totally existed in 2018. or a taxi. it's so upsetting with such an easy solution. idiots traumatizing children and dying needlessly
@zenawarrior74428 ай бұрын
I remember this story. Terrible her Mom didn't care or try to find her. Can't blame all alcohol as she obviously has a personality/mental issue to be so callous. Plenty of people drink/get drunk, do not act that way. Excellent analysis. Thanks Dr G😊🧡🤍
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
good point
@zenawarrior74428 ай бұрын
@@jeanbeans7926 Thank you👍
@MEL2theJ8 ай бұрын
Thank you again Dr. Grande 🙏 My late Grandmother always said "Never try to reason with a drunk." I agree that the mom was too intoxicated to remember exactly what happened therefore a three year old child was the only person in the car that could piece the event together 🙄
@MyEnemy8 ай бұрын
The mom and daughter were both nuts. I'm sorry someone died but these two were playing-out a drama that was probably decades old. Trauma begets trauma begets trauma.
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
so right, this is old baggage rehashing itself
@lilbitsleepy25748 ай бұрын
What a sad situation. I truly hope that the little baby left motherless won’t be raised by that grandmother. The violence of ripping a clump of her daughter’s hair because she was drunk and enraged that she couldn’t stay to drink more show a propensity for family violence, and abandoning her daughters body on the side of the road to hide her level of intoxication show a level of selfishness that make me feel concern for the baby left motherless.
@nanettevantriesteharder24698 ай бұрын
I believe it was Jennifer (the 3 year-old toddler's grandmother) who had her hair pulled out by Meighan (the 3 year-old toddler's mother) as she sat in the front passenger seat before Meighan got out and moved to the back right-hand passenger seat beside her 3 year-old daughter who was sitting to the left of her. Jennifer resumed driving before Meighan deliberately jumped or was accidentally thrown out of an unlocked and open automobile door.
@nanettevantriesteharder24698 ай бұрын
@@KaraLey98 The correction is duly noted. I have edited my reply to indicate the correct name. I try to be as accurate as possible for the sake of clarity, but mistakes do happen.
@nanettevantriesteharder24698 ай бұрын
@@KaraLey98 I certainly do. I think Dr. Grande is a genius for keeping all of these facts straight in such a short period of time. The rest of us are just trying to keep up with him and learn something about ourselves and other human beings in the process.
@katrinagraham76158 ай бұрын
Witnesses saw both the mother and the Grandmother both drunk and yet they all allowed them to get into a vehicle and drive with a child. FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS DRIVE DRUNK!!! DISGUSTING!
@nikkilynn40008 ай бұрын
@KaraLey98 Right?? They were mother and daughter and couldn't even get along for the safety of the poor grandbaby. Do you really think they had friends?? Not to speak ill of Megan after she's passed, it just upsets me for her daughter. 💔😢
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
They may have spoken to them and asked them not to drive, we don't know. Drunks are very hard to reason with. Please don't blame innocent people.
@timmcm95383 ай бұрын
@@jeanbeans7926 The mother and the daughter were both the same. Stands to reason since the mother brought up the daughter. The grand daughter was a small victim of their ego's and self interest.
@rolandrahn83438 ай бұрын
A 3-years old witnessing an argument between her mother and her grandmother? Furthermore, two adults and one 3-years-old attend a wedding. Both adults drink. So, what was the plan? That the 3-years old operates the vehicle on their way home?
@SamBroadway8 ай бұрын
Her daughter's dead? She is sentenced to 5 days in jail? Other charges are dismissed? What the heck is going on in ohio?
@glow18158 ай бұрын
Right
@olilumgbalu56538 ай бұрын
Oregon not Ohio...there is also a Dayton in Oregon.
@RachelNHarrison6 ай бұрын
The daughter jumped out the car. Nothing to charge her with but maybe failure to render aid.
@loudtim2658 ай бұрын
I bet her boyfriend feels terrrrrrrible for not driving to get her when she called. I’ve had survivors guilt for years before because I was visiting a girl I was dating, I decided to go home around 1:30am for no real reason and her ex showed up later and murdered her in her bed. I could barely think anything except “why didn’t I stay?” for a very long time.
@briskettacos8 ай бұрын
If he showed up with murder on his mind, he was probably armed, and you would have been victim 2.
@eyesofdisarray99678 ай бұрын
That’s terrible. I’m sure you know you did nothing wrong but our hearts tell us different. I hope you have found peace.
@loudtim2658 ай бұрын
@@eyesofdisarray9967 it was long ago and I have found happiness and peace through therapy and meditation. There will always be that void but I’m ok with it as that’s how she lives on in my heart. Forever young.
@eyesofdisarray99678 ай бұрын
@@loudtim265 ❤️
@lindawilson46258 ай бұрын
Another great analysis and I agree with you completely! What a pathetic story. I wonder who got custody of the grand daughter. Please tell me it wasn't Jennifer!
@DanetteHoak-cn9su8 ай бұрын
I wondered the same thing
@vjdalady8 ай бұрын
I also wondered whom Gia is with. Maybe her father; Megan’s husband?
@yogeedough568 ай бұрын
Horrible woman and terrible mother. I hope her granddaughter is with a responsible adult and not her.
@rachelross16572 ай бұрын
She is with her father.
@user-od3be8ny4o8 ай бұрын
Can't remember where I put my socks; can recite the entire opening of Dr Grande's videos 😅
@BabbittdaWabbitt8 ай бұрын
Doc - with over a million subs you are reaching so many more people than with the standard “one on one” practice. With your consistently presented rational analysis, you help us learn from other peoples mistakes and poor choices in life. Thank you, and good work !
@BlueIvysAssistant8 ай бұрын
I think she told her mom to stop the car because they were fighting which made her decide to walk home. She exited the vehicle and opened the back door to get her daughter out of the car and the mother took off while she was trying to get out her kid out of the car.
@gingerlee7268 ай бұрын
I feel like that is a very real possibility. I'm so glad I'm no contact with my mom. This is something that would happen around her.
@robertmadison12058 ай бұрын
But how woukd this explain her crashing into the guard rails?
@klz95008 ай бұрын
That makes no sense. If she was already outside of the car how did she get thrown from the car at high speed?
@BlueIvysAssistant8 ай бұрын
@@klz9500 Being dragged by the car or the force from the door hitting her.
@klz95008 ай бұрын
@@BlueIvysAssistant they determined that is not what happened. She hit the railing at high speed.
@icegiant10008 ай бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't charge her with some type of negligence after all she would have totally known that her daughter had exited the vehicle and at substantial speed and had probably gotten hurt. So either she completely ignored that or she went back saw she was mortally wounded and still decided to not call an ambulance, either way she was negligent. I don't know how anyone can dispute that.
@Alkis058 ай бұрын
I dont think she was legally bound to render assistance for her daughter jumping out of the vehicle. It would be another story if she hit someone. That is probably what the DA meant with the law not foresing a case like this
@dementeddoll85918 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the movie Lady Bird, the daughter jumps out of the moving car while her mom is driving during their argument.
@brent415ful8 ай бұрын
A feeling many teens have had.
@Catherinzsl8 ай бұрын
Meta-comment: I haven't been tracking the cacti, but that dark cactus on Dr Grande's right seems to be moving into the forefront. Is this something to be concerned about? 🌵❔️
@rpt23698 ай бұрын
Grand daughter Gia now lives with her father and doesn’t have any contact with the Grandmother. I believe the husband also divorced Jennifer and tried to sue her for wrongful death of their daughter but the case was dropped by a judge I think. Overall sad for the entire family.
@miola20838 ай бұрын
Thank God Gia is far away from the alcoholic grandma. The child deserves a happy & carefree childhood, she’s already been subjected to too much at 3 years old.
@ashleypg17085 ай бұрын
Her ex hubsand sued her for wrongful death (Jennifer was remarried to a creep Meighan didn't like). Meighan's father also sued the wedding venue, but that suit was dropped. Not sure if he successfully sued Jennifer, but I don't think that was dropped.
@GuarDeannAngel8 ай бұрын
"... perhaps in an effort to put her past behind her." Ok Doc, that one took me a few seconds, but I got it! 😂
@CancerianTarot8 ай бұрын
I'm always here for the 'only speculating about what could be happening [...]' side eye. My favourite part.
@JayDorling8 ай бұрын
Find your videos absolutley fascinating Dr. Grande, especially the psychological analysis of the people within the case! Look forward to each of your videos. From Wales, UK
@sarahfrith19848 ай бұрын
I’m from 🏴 too 🙂
@JayDorling8 ай бұрын
@@sarahfrith1984 yay!
@pocho6898 ай бұрын
From British Columbia, Canada too. 🇨🇦
@sbrooke2108 ай бұрын
And I say it video after video and I'll say it again. The primary victim is that child. An innocent child who did nothing to deserve being put in that situation, losing her mother, and having what is likely a lifetime of trauma to contend with because of decisions of horrible adults who were supposed to look out for her but did not
@sbrooke2108 ай бұрын
@@KaraLey98 she may not cognitively remember it but the brain and body 100% remembers trauma from birth on, and will affect things like behavior and emotional reflexes for the rest of her life.
@mario-qi3yw8 ай бұрын
I just heard about this yesterday. I saw the police interview the mother. It’s heartbreaking. Thank you for analyzing Dr Grande.
@rejaneoliveira50198 ай бұрын
I simply cannot see one single benefit of drinking alcohol. In this case, alcohol consumption played a major part in this senseless death. Thank you so much, Dr. Grande.❤
@ninagargon99268 ай бұрын
How true. Escaping legal consequences but not thinking of the damage to relationships.
@moonshineblues2048 ай бұрын
I cannot imagine ever leaving my daughter in situations like that. What a ridiculous story
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
I know, almost unbelievable
@thecove47708 ай бұрын
Two very immature women. I feel so sorry for the little girl. I hope she is with responsible and loving people now.
@loiskondo83498 ай бұрын
Both mother and daughter were drinking, did neither of them think of the little girl .?. Very bad behavior on both their parts. Thank you Dr. Grande for your analysis.😊
@johnholly75208 ай бұрын
I agree with your reasonable and intelligently thought out analysis. Thank you sir.
@justblaze.8 ай бұрын
Background being quite brief is an understatement lol
@spit_itout8 ай бұрын
The storyline you developed is one of your most reasonable/sensible/logical ones yet. Thanks for the analysis!
@kiaw91598 ай бұрын
Wow, Dr. Grande great analysis!!! Sad, sad, situation!!!
@Liciablyth8 ай бұрын
My condolences to the dear daughter. May she be cared for by loving adults who will support and uplift her.
@j.h.93768 ай бұрын
Ive been in a similar situation on a freeway, i was 5 or 6...luckily it didnt end in death, only me blubbering to my therapist 30 yrs later😂 serious though, ive seen this kind of dynamic play in my own family. No alcohol necessary. Some people have such an erratic dramatic dynamic thry can lose all common sense and traumatize their kids and grandkids.. the weird thing is in these situations theres still a strange love and loyalty so i could see the mother not bringing up the fight and the hair. Granted she probably was motivated by self interest, but ive seen people at eachothers throats but the moment an outsider steps in they turn in unison on that person and defend eachother...its crazy. I can 💯see this exact scenario playing out without any need for alcohol. Just extreme personalities and family dynamics.
@eyesofdisarray99678 ай бұрын
I know EXACTLY what you’re saying! No alcohol needed. My parents were visiting from out of state and staying with me and my husband. One afternoon, my mother walked through our front door carrying a bunch of stuff and started talking about nothing important. After a few minutes I asked where Dad was and she said “Oh we got into a fight and he jumped out of the car at a red light and he’s walking home. Anyway, I bought a lemon pie for Sunday.” My mom just wove it into the conversation like it was the most natural thing in the world, which it was to them. Both of them did it often. I’m just lucky they waited to add that detail to their constant arguments when I became an adult and didn’t do it when I was in the car with them as a kid. When I tried to point out how insane their behavior was, they would stick together like glue and then get mad at me. So yes, I absolutely know where you’re coming from!
@Cinder_3118 ай бұрын
I cannot imagine leaving my daughter on the side of the road. What a monster
@shellyharry81898 ай бұрын
I wonder who has custody of Gia?
@gemlayne14008 ай бұрын
Another channel had said Gia's father now has custody
@JDoe0018 ай бұрын
How can they convict her for intoxication based on what someone else/people SAID? What proof is there? Other then just witnesses?
@kenwillis84878 ай бұрын
That’s the art of a plea deal! They knew she could beat both charges all together, she didn’t though and felt 4 days was better than risking longer sentence and more driving restrictions!
@stolman21978 ай бұрын
Those tickets from the Laws of Physics are bad.
@helenwoods14678 ай бұрын
G'day, from Queensland Australia 🎉❤🎉❤
@Veruska758 ай бұрын
Hello from Helsinki, Finland!
@HauntedOregon748 ай бұрын
I live close to there and this was such a heartbreaking story. May Jennifer never have a peaceful night sleep.
@pineywoodslawandcrime8 ай бұрын
Jesus wept. That poor baby Gia. What became of her?
@dirtypatwalsh8 ай бұрын
I just discovered your channel Dr. Grande…I love it! I love thé way you present these cases. Your dry quips are absolutely hilarious 😂. Excellent content sir!
@breathnstop8 ай бұрын
She didnt report her daughter missing because she wanted to sober up.
@davidhutchinson52338 ай бұрын
In this age why people still drive drunk is beyond me.
@CarnivoreStork8 ай бұрын
Poor 3 year old being raised by two drunks. 😵
@sourceNsellenSarah8 ай бұрын
You are my favorite show to watch! Thank you Dr. Grande!
@I_Love_Rainbows5108 ай бұрын
Don't you hate it when you leave someone for dead, and they have the indecency to DIE on you?!
@justme67738 ай бұрын
Given they both knew they were wanting to consume alcohol it would have made much more sense to hire an uber, get a cab or ride with others. Such an unnecessary tragedy.
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
Stay at a hotel for the night too. Awful.
@Zeett098 ай бұрын
One of my employees, a young 22 year old, opened the car door at freeway speeds and jumped out to his death while his dad was driving. It was deemed a suicide. Horrible.
@dbentleyto958 ай бұрын
A sad unavoidable event. I hope the child had additional family who were not alcoholics to take care of them.
@wildfireintexas8 ай бұрын
What a sad tragic story. My heart goes out to the poor little girl.
@m109rider19568 ай бұрын
Truly a daily cat fight happening with these two on every topic all the time.
@weasellylittleliardude8 ай бұрын
I wonder why nobody thought to utilize Uber?
@nanettevantriesteharder24698 ай бұрын
There is no Uber services in Grand Isle, OR. I looked it up.
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
Thank you!! I thought the same thing. Or get a hotel room for the night!! Or sleep in the damn car.
@nanettevantriesteharder24698 ай бұрын
@@jeanbeans7926 Exactly.
@annalisegiovanni70328 ай бұрын
Hey Dr. Grande🩷 Thank you for the new content as always. Extremely thankful for thinking like yours. Sending love❤️
@LaniLanilei8 ай бұрын
Never argue with a driver who is under the influence. Never get in the car with a driver who is under the influence in the first place. Another thing Meighan should not get in the auto with her child too. If I were Meighan I would take my child, call Uber, and get a motel or hotel room. Always prepare for an emergency when traveling.
@bunberrier8 ай бұрын
Add booze to crazy and this happens. Poor kid. I hope there are sane people in her family who can step in.
@terrieshires49908 ай бұрын
What a bunch of selfish people. I hope the granddaughter gets a less selfish home life
@elizabethwarman90288 ай бұрын
Hi Dr Grande, good afternoon from Southern California. Excellent analysis. Drugs and drinking I had made a lot bad decisions, opening the car door was not one of them. My Dad threw out of his van for being a backseat driver. Jennifer should have done the right thing and dial 911. But drinking prevented her from being able to make that decision. As always I learn something new from your videos.
@victorimmature8 ай бұрын
Madness .
@WillyPDX948 ай бұрын
I love Dr Grande but I can never watch him without thinking of the Harris Trinsky character on Freeks and Geeks.
@Pitollie8 ай бұрын
Sad. In my state, rear seat adult passengers are not required to wear a safety belt.
@vidkidz838 ай бұрын
Poor lil 3 year old girl 💔
@nanettevantriesteharder24698 ай бұрын
Portland, Salem, McMinnville, and Dayton, OR are my husband's old stomping grounds. Dr. Grande's scenario of what could have happened in this case is quite likely. This situation reminds me of the sloppy drunk identical twin sisters who were yoga instructors in Hawaii that physically fought with each other while driving along a winding highway, which caused the car to fly off the road over a 200 foot cliff, crash into the rocks below, and kill one of them. A number of people witnessed Alexandria Duval driving and passenger, Anastasia, struggling with her before she died.
@JudiKerestan8 ай бұрын
What a nice mom!!
@simonbrown75018 ай бұрын
Another mother and grandmother of the year award
@TheScapegoat4208 ай бұрын
Drinking and driving is sooo bad! If I am going to drink anything it will always be at home or I will have made arrangements for transportation.
@jamesoncross74948 ай бұрын
No one has ever hear of a taxi, Uber, Lift, Limo? Maybe get a hotel? WOW! What the hell is wrong with these rocket scientists? Seems like negligent homicide.
@monicamariadiasdasilvachio15578 ай бұрын
Moro em Portugal e, além de lições para a vida, ainda aprimoro meu inglês com essa dicção perfeita do Dr. Grande. Dr., o senhor, realmente, é Grande ❤
@empyreuma8 ай бұрын
Drinking & socialising more important than family Says it all
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
and grown ups acting like spoiled children with no responsibility.. selfish beyond reason
@thudstamper79658 ай бұрын
She should have pled not guilty to DUI, for no blood test or breathalizer was given to her. What wedding guests said or perceived could easily have been dismissed by the worst lawyer in the world.
@GoAskAlice238 ай бұрын
😂
@BasedE-i2m8 ай бұрын
Giving bad people good ideas?
@klz95008 ай бұрын
Yeah it's so sad she had to serve those five whole days in jail when she could have beat that charge!!!
@BasedE-i2m8 ай бұрын
@@klz9500 I spent a month in jail for allegedly TRESPASSING (I wasn't even on private property when I was arrested), yet she gets 5 days for her actions that cost the life of a child.
@jeanettenatoli16728 ай бұрын
I think at worst, Jennifer overshot Dayton on purpose bc she was trying to make some kind of point with Megan, such as coerce her into 1), apologizing for attacking her, 2) for exiting the vehicle earlier, and/or 3) making her prematurely leave the wedding in a way that she foresaw and tried to avoid. At the very least, she wasn’t ready for the argument to end. I think it’s also possible that Megan was threatening to leave the vehicle again, so Jennifer was purposely going at a high rate of speed to force Megan to stay in the SUV and further intimidate her into apologizing or hear what Jennifer wanted to say. Then, as Dr Grande hypothesized, Megan opened the door in an attempt to scare Jennifer into thinking she was calling her bluff, only to literally fall victim to the laws of Sir Issac Newton.
@8326nazir8 ай бұрын
If she called 911 immediately, may have had enough time to save her…. Interesting.
@kathypappas68678 ай бұрын
Such a sad , mixed up family. 😔
@mildredpierce45068 ай бұрын
If the area was so dark, Megan may not have even realized that it was not an ideal place to open the door. I wonder if she would have opened the door if she had been sober
@nanettevantriesteharder24698 ай бұрын
The front passenger door could have been unlocked and not properly latched with Meighan not having her seat belt on in the reclining position with her shoes kicked off beside her purse. If she woke up to find Jennifer racing wildly around that bend in the road, the front passenger door might have flown open of its own accord. Meighan may have reached for something to hang onto in desperation to prevent her body being thrown out of the vehicle. If she grabbed a clump of Jennifer's hair, it could have been ripped out and dropped on the front console as Meighan was accidentally ejected from the vehicle. I think Jennifer was blackout drunk while driving that night and could not remember exactly what had happened.
@Ann-sj4pt8 ай бұрын
I watched this 2 of days ago,madness,love to hear your analaysis
@sayhello53778 ай бұрын
Megan and Jennifer tie for Mother of the Year. 🏆
@monickalynn43658 ай бұрын
All new cars should have breath, interlock devices-providing they accurately work. Older cars should be adapted to the devices as well.
@btetschner7 ай бұрын
Interesting...I went to Grand Island, Nebraska yesterday! I am curious how often people drive under the influence. That is desperate to jump out of a moving vehicle!
@milfshake878 ай бұрын
How could anyone at that wedding let them drive home drunk with a child nonetheless????
@jeanbeans79268 ай бұрын
Good Lord, half the people there were probably as drunk as they were. Are we supposed to babysit full grown adults now and be responsible for their foolish and selfish actions? I think that's asking a lot. Although I suppose they could have called the police to get on their tail and arrest them, but that could have led to a fatal car chase resulting in a worse crash too. With three dead instead of one.
@emmagatewood38988 ай бұрын
Have these people never heard of uber or calling a taxi?!