Leyritz arrested for DUI/Manslaughter

[SuperHornet]

Yahoo! is reporting that Ft. Lauderdale police have arrested retired outfielder Jim Leyritz for DUI in connection with a fatal accident in which a woman died. Leyritz is also being charged with manslaughter in the incident.

He posted $11K bond to get out.

Wow.

Simple message, same as always: don't drink and drive.

 

[AtHomeInTheDahlbergDen]

Here are some past similar incedents from fanhouse:

Past athletes who have been involved in vehicular homicide cases include former Oiler and current head coach Craig MacTavish and current Rams linebacker Leonard Little. MacTavish received a year in jail after pleading guilty in 1985, and Little did 90 days in jail after his case in 1998.

Those seem awfully low. I think if you kill someone and it was your fault, you should probably be doing at least 10 years.

 

[SuperHornet]

That would probably depend on premeditation and number of offenses, Dahlberg. Somebody with the record of, say, a Steve Howe, I'll grant that to you. But a first time offender showing remorse and no premeditation, I'd have to go with a lighter sentence as they already have a lot to deal with in terms of personal guilt. Three months DOES seem a bit light, however. What is now termed the "Paris Rule" may have had some bearing on the Little case. (That is, if you're famous, you get over to some degree.)

BTW, I hadn't heard of McTavish having this problem. Of course, I only remember him as the last holdover from the pre-helmet days of the NHL. He was grandfathered (a la NFL folk like John Hadl and Harold Carmichael with the numbering rule).

 

[Big One 25]

Another senseless death.

 

[Hammer]

Another senseless death.

Agreed, but if we are all honest with each other, it's something that could have happened to 90% of us at one time or another.

 

[Big One 25]

Another senseless death.

Agreed, but if we are all honest with each other, it's something that could have happened to 90% of us at one time or another.

Too be honest, learing from my friends bad experiences as a youth, I will not drive after three. Not grandstanding, just the rule that I use.

 

[Hammer]

Another senseless death.

Agreed, but if we are all honest with each other, it's something that could have happened to 90% of us at one time or another.

Too be honest, learing from my friends bad experiences as a youth, I will not drive after three. Not grandstanding, just the rule that I use.

Thats about the same rule I use now, but in my younger days.........

 

[SuperHornet]

0300, BigOne?

Haven't you ever heard the old saw that nothing good ever happens after midnight?

 

[Big One 25]

0300, BigOne?

Haven't you ever heard the old saw that nothing good ever happens after midnight?

Seriously dude, isnt it a little early to be hitting the ice bong and drinking that special tea. By three, I meant three drinks, you silly goofy goof.

 

[SuperHornet]

:footinmouth:

 

[SuperHornet]

It gets worse.

NY State suspended his FL license in Nov for failure to appear on a July charge of yacking on his cell while driving. (How NY has the authority to do that, I have no clue.) The license was still valid in FL at the time of the accident because clerks hadn't gotten around to suspending it. FL says they will suspend it within the week for failure to report a suspension. Actually, their wording was that he knowingly applied for a license with a suspension on his record. That doesn't quite sound right logically, but the result is correct, if late.

 

[AG2]

Sober drivers kill more people each year than drunk drivers do.

It's almost 2 to 1.