Posted on 05/04/2006 1:54:08 PM PDT by The Old Hoosier
Thursday, May 4; 4:16 pm
By John McArdle,
Roll Call Staff
Police labor union officials asked acting Chief Christopher McGaffin this afternoon to allow a Capitol Police officer to complete his investigation into an early-morning car crash involving Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.).
According to a letter sent by Officer Greg Baird, acting chairman of the USCP FOP, the wreck took place at approximately 2:45 a.m. Thursday when Kennedy’s car, operating with its running lights turned off, narrowly missed colliding with a Capitol Police cruiser and smashed into a security barricade at First and C streets Southeast.
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“The driver exited the vehicle and he was observed to be staggering,” Baird’s letter states. Officers approached the driver, who “declared to them he was a Congressman and was late to a vote. The House had adjourned nearly three hours before this incident. It was Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy from Rhode Island.”
Baird wrote that Capitol Police Patrol Division units, who are trained in driving under the influence cases, were not allowed to perform basic field sobriety tests on the Congressman. Instead, two sergeants, who also responded to the accident, proceeded to confer with the Capitol Police watch commander on duty and then “ordered all of the Patrol Division Units to leave the scene and that they were taking over.”
Baird said he had been advised that after the officers departed, Capitol Police “House Division officials” gave Kennedy a ride home.
Kennedy’s office did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
“If the events unfolded as they have been reported to me, and I believe they did, a complete and immediate investigation into them is required,” Baird wrote to McGaffin. Baird asked the acting chief why officers on the scene were prevented from completing the appropriate investigation “into violations of law they witnessed. This appears to be interference with their duties as U.S. Capitol Police Officers and may have prevented the collection of evidence of such violations."
“My members were attempting to carry out their duties with the professionalism and objectivity their oaths require. They should have been assisted in those duties by every level of supervision and command. Instead these circumstances call the integrity of our organization into question by creating the appearance of special favor for someone who is perceived to be privileged and powerful,” Baird wrote.
While a Capitol Police spokeswoman could not be reached for comment, Baird said in an interview this afternoon that McGaffin had contacted him about his letter.
“I want the public and those who we protect to know that we are fair and impartial when it comes to enforcing the laws on capitol grounds and the officers are doing their jobs in accordance to the laws and D.C. code and U.S. code,” he said.” That’s really why we want this addressed.”
Apparently the drugs that Kennedy claims he was on are hallucinogens. They "made him" run out at nearly 3 a.m. thinking he had a vote, then crash his car into a jersey wall kind of barricade.
Sure Pat!
Just ignore my post. LOL....I'm getting old and can't read properly.
(where the hell are my glasses)
Had I been Pat Kennedy and if I indeed had nothing to drink prior I would have demanded a breathalyzer just to vindicate myself.
LOL, Sorry I was responding to a poster who used that font.
Hey, you laugh? My mother is diabetic and was prescribed Ambien for insomnia. Her diabetes went through the roof and we thought it was because she was up all night eating - except there wasn't any food opened, etc. Found out later, her insulin was bad....but, geeze, she sure looked like a statistic. She was so mad about the Ambien making her get up and eat she flushed 80 bucks worth of it down the toilet!! LOL Now she's losing sleep over that!
Can you imagine if this was one of the Bush twins??????
But he was drunk as a skunk and wouldn't dare submit to (never mind demand) the test. It should have been required, of course, isn't that SOP for police anywhere these days when there's been an accident, especially when the driver is observed 'stagggering'?????? And isn't a 1-vehicle accident inherently very suspicious, especially in the middle of the night????? So sorry, officer, I just couldn't avoid hitting that security barrier, but you don't have to test me because I'm in such a rush to get to our 3 am vote in Congress..... THIS IS TOTAL KENNEDY B.S.
Eggxactly!!!
Guess the bozo can't read labels. yeah...lawsuit against Ambien coming. Wonder how much $$$$ the "doctor" got for backing this up? Geesh, they really think we're stupid.
Bob Beckel already brought up the Bush twins and their underaged drinking being allowed. Didn't take the DNC long to get out that talking point.
"Kennedy’s car, operating with its running lights turned off, narrowly missed colliding with a Capitol Police cruiser and smashed into a security barricade"
So the car forgot to turn on its lights, and the car drove itself into the barrier..... yeah, sure.
No headlights at night almost always means the driver is drunk. Most voters would be in jail, but not Kennedy. I wonder if someone else was in the car.
And he has said in the past that he takes antidepressants for bipolar disorder.
Phenergan is an antihistamine.
(From a websearch on Phenergan)
What other drugs will affect Phenergan?
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:
· anxiety or sleep medicines such as alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), temazepam (Restoril), or triazolam (Halcion);
· medications for depression such as amitriptyline (Elavil), doxepin (Sinequan), nortriptyline (Pamelor), fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), or paroxetine (Paxil);
· narcotics (pain killers) such as: meperidine (Demerol), morphine (MS Contin, MSIR, others), propoxyphene (Darvon, Darvocet), hydrocodone (Lorcet, Vicodin), oxycodone (Percocet, Percodan), fentanyl (Duragesic), and codeine (Fiorinal, Fioricet, Tylenol #3, others);
· other sedatives such as phenobarbital (Solfoton, Luminal), amobarbital (Amytal) and secobarbital (Seconal); or
· any other medications that make you feel drowsy, sleepy, or relaxed.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Phenergan. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicines.
Ambien is in a class of drugs called sedative/hypnotics
From a websearch on Ambien
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking Ambien?
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you
· have kidney disease;
· have liver disease;
· have asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, or another respiratory disease; or
· are depressed or have suicidal thoughts.
• You may not be able to take Ambien, or you may require a lower dose or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above.
Patches doesn't say what meds he takes for his bipolar disorder...
I wonder if all these different meds were prescribed by the same doc.
"all your drinks are belong to Patrick."
LOL
I use Ambien on occasion-I sleep good, sleep deep and it only works on me for about 3 nights - the perfect sleeping pill for me.
Ambien is not cheap--she deserves to lose sleep over that, LOL!
She could have sold that stuff on the street and used the money for Bingo! LOL
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I'll NEVER FORGET how...
...Sen. TED KENNEDY's fooled Congress into cutting off all U.S. funding for the then Free South Vietnamese Military to fight for its own Freedom with long ago....
...brought for all to see:
Pictures of a vietnamese Re-Education Camp
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308949/posts
Signed:.."ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer
Veteran-1st Major Battles for Freedom of the Vietnam War 1965-66
(See 5th Picture below of another kind, of a smiling young Sen. TED KENNEDY touring South Vietnam in 1965.
For you see, he really did know better firsthand than to abandon the Free Vietnamese to invading Communism long ago, but went ahead and did it anyway. Deja vu, Iraq?)
http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_set1.htm
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