Do you believe in having one too many margaritas? YES!

[H.L. Mencken]

Al Michaels stopped at a DUI checkpoint, fails the field sobriety test, charged.

http://bit.ly/ZH394a

Subtle references to gambling are encourage through the rest of the thread.

 

[Songbird]

Over-under on time spent in jail opened at 7.5 hours.

 

[User 4332]

Over-under on time spent in jail opened at 7.5 hours.

I'll take the under.

 

[Chef2]

Way under.

 

[hondo]

That DUI was bull****. He was right on the legal limit. He could get a lawyer from a crappy strip mall in Anaheim to get him off on this one.

 

[Songbird]

Big money on the under has pushed the over-under down to 35 minutes.

 

[Armchair_QB]

That DUI was bull****. He was right on the legal limit. He could get a lawyer from a crappy strip mall in Anaheim to get him off on this one.

Better call Saul.

 

[BenPoquette]

Would love to see Al doing the play-by-play of the basketball game in the prison yard.

 

[Riptide]

Would love to see Al doing the play-by-play of the basketball game in the prison yard.

Another brilliant extrapolation, Butters.

So you think Al will get three-to-five hard time over this?

 

[playthrough]

It's not officially SNF until Al's gambling reference.

"This one is over, but for some it's been long over."

 

[DanOregon]

He did WHAT!!!???

 

[User 4332]

That DUI was bull****. He was right on the legal limit. He could get a lawyer from a crappy strip mall in Anaheim to get him off on this one.

Umm, no. First, his two blows were .09 and .08, which means the blows were probably something like .091 and .089, but the way the instruments work the third decimal is truncated (not rounded) or dropped. He wasn't "right on the legal limit." Second the legal limit is .08. You measure .07999, you're fine, .08 you're not.

As long as the checkpoint meets constitutional muster, he ain't getting off based on the breath alcohol content.

 

[DocTalk]

Under wins it at 5 hours.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9196392/al-michaels-nbc-arrested-alleged-dui-california

Reportedly blew greater than 0.08 but no specific number given. If one were to do the math: the body metabolizes alcohol at a rate of between 0.015 and 0.02 (about a drink an hour). 5 hours would potentialy put his arrest level at .08 + (5x.015) or about 0.15

The actual number will likely be disputed by attorneys since a blood test cannot be demanded without a court order.

Sadly, drinking and driving remains a rkiller in the United States and society has yet to decide that it is an unacceptable behavior. first offenses are usually misdemeanors, though car wrecks that kill people don't discrimnate between 1st, 2nd or 6th DUI.

No winner in this story.

 

[User 4332]

Under wins it at 5 hours.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9196392/al-michaels-nbc-arrested-alleged-dui-california

Reportedly blew greater than 0.08 but no specific number given. If one were to do the math: the body metabolizes alcohol at a rate of between 0.015 and 0.02 (about a drink an hour). 5 hours would potentialy put his arrest level at .08 + (5x.015) or about 0.15

The actual number will likely be disputed by attorneys since a blood test cannot be demanded without a court order.

Sadly, drinking and driving remains a rkiller in the United States and society has yet to decide that it is an unacceptable behavior. first offenses are usually misdemeanors, though car wrecks that kill people don't discrimnate between 1st, 2nd or 6th DUI.

No winner in this story.

Couple of points: breath alcohol content is admissible in the vast majority of American jurisdictions, so blood alcohol is irrelevant if there is a breath test and no blood was taken. It's pretty rare to do both a breath test and a blood test. If the officer gets the breath, there's usually no reason to also get blood.

The breath test (commonly referred to as a Breathalyzer, although that's a particular brand) is typically done anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours after the stop, depending on a ton of factors. The roadside breath test is not scientifically accurate enough to be introduced into evidence, so the driver gets taken to a place where there are instruments which are accurate enough to be used as evidence.

The relevant time frames are the stop and then the time where the breath test was administered. The amount of time someone spent in jail should be irrelevant because that's the time after the breath test has already been completed or refused.

If there is a competent breath alcohol measurement of .08 or greater, most states require juries to presume impairment.

 

[MileHigh]

And usually, they give you the choice of doing the breath of having the blood drawn.

He probably had a couple of drinks, and since he blew a .08, felt he was fine (as opposed to ****-face drunk and blowing a .14 or some sort).

Don't know California's laws for first-time offenders, but he's probably looking at probation, loss of license, fine, alcohol classes.

 

[HanSenSE]

Don't know California's laws for first-time offenders, but he's probably looking at probation, loss of license, fine, alcohol classes.

First offense, anywhere from 4 days to 6 mos. at the greybar hotel, fine up to $2,600, license suspension and, depending on jurisdiction, an ignition device.

http://dui.drivinglaws.org/california.php

 

[MileHigh]

Don't know California's laws for first-time offenders, but he's probably looking at probation, loss of license, fine, alcohol classes.

First offense, anywhere from 4 days to 6 mos. at the greybar hotel, fine up to $2,600, license suspension and, depending on jurisdiction, an ignition device.

http://dui.drivinglaws.org/california.php

It's also a borderline number, so it'll most likely get pleaded down.

 

[Drip]

One for the road please.

 

[DanOregon]

Those DUI checkpoints are no joke. Was once heading home one night from work and saw one set up and decided to drive around it because I didn't want to wait (I hadn't been drinking) - a cop was in my rear view mirror before I even completed the turn onto the side street. So yeah, it's legal to avoid them, just be sure you haven't been drinking.

 

[Chef2]

I remember the old story of Al doing a blowout MNF Game at Arrowhead many years ago......the loonies under his broadcast location start "Lets Go Drinking......"......Al holds out a small bottle of Jack Daniels to appease the villagers.