When ordering a virgin strawberry daiquiri at an Outback Steakhouse in Livonia, Michigan, the pre-teen was accidentally given alcohol. Obviously, the child could tell something was off with his drink, but it took a few big gulps for his head to start spinning. After his grandmother tasted the drink, they started putting two and two together.
From Fox 2 Detroit:
"It didn't taste like how when I had it the other times," Cureton said. "It didn't taste normal."
The taste that was unfamiliar to the 12-year-old was rum. A few big gulps in, he started to get a funny feeling, he said.
"My head started hurting when I was leaving and my heart started beating as I was drinking it," Cureton added.
His grandma, Yolanda Collins also took a sip to see.
"We don't drink, so we couldn't tell whether there was alcohol in it or not," Collins said. "After that, he started letting us know that his heart was kind of racing."
They flagged down the server, who then relayed their concern to the bartender. The bartender confirmed that they had made a big mistake – they added alcohol to the slushy drink, Collins said.
"It was supposed to be a virgin daiquiri, but it says a daiquiri," she added, with the receipt in hand.
The restaurant did not make the customers pay for the meal and apologized. However, the booze was hitting the sixth grader, so they took him to the hospital right away.
"Diagnosis was accidental exposure to alcohol and accidental ingestion," Collins said. "I didn't want him to have to have an alcoholic experience this way."
There wasn’t much that could be done. Cureton was given tylenol and advised to rest. He experienced first hangover the next day at just 12 years old.
