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re: De'Shawn Hand's car was not moving. He was parked and asleep.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 2:58 pm to DoubleDown
Posted on 7/31/17 at 2:58 pm to DoubleDown
What if you stopped the car and got in the passenger's seat or the back seat, is that still a DUI?
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Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:03 pm to StopRobot
Looks like another batch of millennials have learned the law about possession of the vehicle, reasonable intent to drive and DWI.
I must say, though, that I applaud the Alabama fans who aren't trying to use this as a way out.
Edit: Sorry, Tuscaloosa, I think I was referring to TT9.
I must say, though, that I applaud the Alabama fans who aren't trying to use this as a way out.
Edit: Sorry, Tuscaloosa, I think I was referring to TT9.
This post was edited on 7/31/17 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:03 pm to lsufball19
quote:I actually think he made a good choice personally. Assuming he chose to sleep it off and not drive, the decision was wise.
Just made a bad choice, it happens
Just because a law technicality says it is illegal, doesnt mean the decision was poor.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:06 pm to AU4real35
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He'll likely plead it down to a reckless driving IMO
That would be an even more stupid charge that driving under the influence...reckless fricking driving and the guy was asleep in the back seat. 
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:06 pm to lsufball19
quote:Well, it's damn hot in Alabama. You have to crank the car to use the air conditioner.
according to Tide Sports, car was running
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:07 pm to StopRobot
The choice of how you get home or who drives your car should be done before the drinking begins, and not when you are drunk.
You seldom make good choices while drunk. It's unfortunate for Hand, but I doubt this will hurt him from getting employed in the NFL. I also doubt it will stop him from playing in the game.
I would be interested to know if he was drinking on campus or had already been driving back from a bar/club and decided to pull over to sleep it off?
You seldom make good choices while drunk. It's unfortunate for Hand, but I doubt this will hurt him from getting employed in the NFL. I also doubt it will stop him from playing in the game.
I would be interested to know if he was drinking on campus or had already been driving back from a bar/club and decided to pull over to sleep it off?
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:07 pm to StopRobot
None of this news matters. He won't miss time and never was.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:07 pm to texashorn
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I must say, though, that I applaud the Alabama fans who aren't trying to use this as a way out
If he turned the A.C. on and tried to sleep it off, then I have no problem with what he did.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:08 pm to HailToTheChiz
quote:Well, link it.
I read somewhere the he had a hit and run earlier that night?
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:08 pm to DawgRff
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Same thing happened with UGA last year.
Same thing? quote:
According to police, Ledbetter was found literally sleeping at the wheel of his car, which was still running, and blocking traffic at a stoplight. The police parked a car in front of Ledbetter's car to keep it from rolling into oncoming traffic because the car was still in drive with Ledbetter's foot resting on the brake.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:09 pm to StopRobot
quote:What if the car is push to start?
So go hide your keys somewhere. Then go to sleep
Mind. Blown.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:09 pm to StopRobot
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This does not mean the arrest was unwarranted. Aaron Suttles reports: “According to Alabama state law, Hand was deemed to be in ‘constructive possession’ of the vehicle, and although he wasn’t driving and the vehicle was parked, the keys being in the car was the determinant that triggered the arrest.”
Good call. Let's punish people for actively trying to not drink and drive
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:09 pm to DawgRff
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Same thing happened with UGA last year. Lets see how different this case is handled.
Georgia DL found asleep at wheel during DUI arrest, facing two-game suspension
Very different circumstances, agree? Hand was in a parking lot and the UGA guy was blocking an intersection. I would assume the punishments will be as different as each situation.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:09 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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had already been driving back from a bar/club and decided to pull over to sleep it off?
Highly doubt it was this.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:10 pm to StopRobot
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Which it appears it wasnt. This is BS. Hand is being persecuted.
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Hand was parked in a near-campus parking lot, sitting in the driver’s seat with the headlights on and the vehicle cranked, but was asleep with the car in park.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:10 pm to StopRobot
He should have played things safe and just had a stolen gun and dope in the car.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:11 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
quote:That's what I was wondering. If so, the DUI is warranted. If not, and he literally walked from the bar to his car and went to sleep with the keys in the ignition, it's not a big deal.
if he was drinking on campus or had already been driving back from a bar/club and decided to pull over to sleep it off?
Either way, there's no suspension coming his way.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:12 pm to pvilleguru
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If he turned the A.C. on and tried to sleep it off, then I have no problem with what he did.
Who the hell turns on their headlights to go to sleep in their car while drunk? (Unless they were intending to leave.)
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:12 pm to texashorn
quote:They may be automatic...
Who the hell turns on their headlights to go to sleep in their car while drunk?
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