I called the cops and potentially got someone a DUI and feel like I did the wrong thing
When I went out for a run, I noticed a car across the street, hazards on, windows down, on a slight angle like a bad park job. When I finished my run, I walked to the car (still there same position) because I was going to turn the hazards off - figuring someone accidentally left it on. As I got closer, I see a man in the driver seat, fully reclined, passed out. I see an empty modelo box in the passenger seat and a beer in the cupholder. Honestly I should have looked closer to see if it was open or not. After a few minutes of debating, I called the cops to report the man.
The cops arrived, took a few tries to wake him up, did sobriety tests, and wound up arresting him. I feel extra guilt from the situation because he was Hispanic and even needed a Hispanic cop to translate the whole time. In the current climate, I am now stuck thinking about the extreme of if he gets deported and if he has family, they lost a father because of me. I will never truly know what happens.
I keep thinking, “should I have just woken him up, turned the car off, taken the keys, and ubered him home.” I feel like jerk for my actions and I could have not ruined this stranger’s life.