I reached rock bottom several times. The thing is, I can always get lower than rock bottom if I keep the shovel and jackhammer in the hole. Don't wait on a tragedy to force you into sobriety. There are plenty of people out there with multiple DUIs/OWIs who continue to drink. You only quit drinking when you quit drinking. No one can force you to quit. Only you can decide when you've had enough. Don't wait on other people to make the hard decisions for you. Make them yourself and own them. Sobriety is simple, not easy. Don't wait. Don't wait on an external source to demand your physical sobriety. Call it quits on your own and own your sobriety from the get go.