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DRINKING LIMO DRIVER
Jan 21, 2008 | 9:28 PM
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    There was a very subtle part of this story that I'm sure many defense lawyer's might have cringed at.  After the driver was read his rights (the Miranda warning "You have the right to remain silent"etc)  it went like this:

driver: I have the right to lose my job I know

cop: Well dude you're not found guilty.

driver: What?

cop;  You're not guilty.

a:  Yeh I am..i am

    The above confession is a real tough one to get out of. The cop was being nice, trying to help the guy out!  You sure wouldn't argue that "My client was too drunk to understand his rights,"   Anyway , he seemed like a nice guy but what was he thinking? Stopping for a few drinks when your job is to drive people home safely on New Year's is not the brightest idea.

 

    John

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jmax123 read my blog view my photos
Jan 21, 2008 | 10:42 PM

Wow John!

I feel sorry for the driver; that he had to learn such an expensive lesson. He seems like a nice guy; but New Years Eve is no excuse to drive intoxicated. Driving trusting clients makes it much worse!
Can you imagine the lawsuit the limo company would have had against them if he crashed?
If there is a lawyer out there that can convince a judge that he is not guilty with that video, I definitely want that lawyer's phone number for future reference.

Jane
John_Deutzman read my blog
Jan 21, 2008 | 10:49 PM

jane,

Thanks for your comments as always. I'm sure the guy had that little voice in his head telling him "don't drink" and the other little voice telling him "ah come on...just one or two" He should have listened to the first voice.
jmax123 read my blog view my photos
Jan 21, 2008 | 11:03 PM

Oh yeah, I know the voices... Or as Jonny Bowden would call them, "Gremlins"
The same voices that convince me to sabotage my diet and exercise plans all the time.
"I plead not guilty your honor; it was the Gremlins that made me do it!" It's true, but a judge would bust a forehead vein if he heard that. LOL!
Sanctus read my blog view my photos
Jan 22, 2008 | 11:48 AM

Holy cow! This guy was driving for a living and thought he'd have a few drinks before his next pick-up?? Judging only by his size and the rate of alcohol consumption in humans vs. their body mass, his assertion of having only a couple of beers seems unlikely. I think the officer was correct. Folks, if you like to enjoy a drink or two (or three) on the job, don't drive for a living...please!

Daniel
ANGELRUBY read my blog view my photos
Jan 23, 2008 | 7:35 AM

I;m surprised that when the couple in the car realized that he was driving erratically they didn't use their cell phones instead of taking a chance to be in an accident.

John, is there more to their side of this?

Aili
John_Deutzman read my blog
Jan 23, 2008 | 8:03 AM

Aili,

I believe the female passenger notcied the swerving and asked her boyfriend about it. At about the same time, the car was pulled over. It's not like they ignored it, they were just processing it at the time.

John
ANGELRUBY read my blog view my photos
Jan 23, 2008 | 9:57 AM

Looks like angels are watching over them. Thanks, it makes me feel good that they were concerned.
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John Deutzman, a New York native, has been working as a reporter at Fox 5 News since September of 2001. John has won 12 career Emmys and has received 28 Emmy nominations. He's known for his aggressive and at times humorous style when catching bad guys and exposing scams for the Fox 5 Investigative Unit. John's stories have resulted in arrests, businesses being shut down and dozens victims getting their money back from scam artists. Before moving back to New York, John spent 11 years in Miami, first as a sports reporter but when hurricane Andrew struck, John was thrown into news reporting and evenutally made the full time switch to news. John also had stints in Binghamton,New York and Springfield,Massachusetts
. A native of Smithtown,Long Island, John is an 11th-generation Long Islander. He describes himself as a 50/50 mix of his two grandfathers. One grandfather was a journalist who owned the town paper, the "Smithtown Messenger" and the other was one of the first cops in town who had a reputation for being tough and crazy but fair.

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