Posted on 05/05/2006 8:50:39 AM PDT by abb
MAY 5--Here's the official Capitol Hill Police report on yesterday's early-morning crash involving a disoriented Patrick Kennedy. According to cops, the Rhode Island Democrat (and son of Senator Ted Kennedy) appeared unsteady on his feet, had red and watery eyes, and had slightly slurred speech upon exiting his Ford Mustang after crashing the vehicle into a barricade near Capitol Hill. The reporting officer checked off a box indicating that Kennedy was under the influence of alcohol and that the politician's ability was "impaired." Kennedy, 39, has denied that alcohol was involved in the 2:45 AM accident, claiming instead that he was left disoriented by a reaction to the prescription drugs Abien, a sleep aid, and Phenergan, an antihistamine. Both drugs carry warnings that alcohol, taken in conjunction with the medications, may increase drowsiness and dizziness. Following the accident, Kennedy was driven home by police, who did not administer any field sobriety tests to the six-term congressman. (5 pages
"...Hic! (stagger).... and I wan the people, hic, of Rhode Island to lissseen to me. I did not hab SIX, hic, wif tha wwoomaaan, er ah, hic...hic.
Was your father driving himself to the hospital? Did the cops actually stop him while he was having the heart attack? Did they get him to the hospital?
Why is this the strangest post I've read all day?
If Patches was black, he would have been arrested.
That's enough for her.
The cover up is going to worse than the crime. LOL
I don't drink, much less drink and drive, but I wonder if I got pulled over under the same set of circumstances if I wouldn't have gone to jail and lost my job. I guess when your last name is Kennedy in this country you can get away with murder--and one did.
This claim can no longer be disputed. Kennedy has openly admitted that he was under the influence of drugs. His statements can easily be used in court to secure a conviction for DUI.
In my state, it doesn't matter if you're impaired by alcohol, narcotics, sleep medicine, prescription drugs, or lack of sleep. Driving while impaired - especially crashing while driving while impaired - is a criminal offense and you will lose your license, be fined, and potentially do jail time depending upon the severity of your recklessness. I don't know if being a Kennedy would matter much this far out west. If he'd done this in Phoenix, I'm sure Sheriff Joe would have the Kennedy in stripes at his tent city jail before you can say Mary Jo Kopekne.
"Er ha, tha woman, Miss Chevas
Phenergan is some really strong stuff. My hubby's a big guy...6'5", 265 lbs...and one dose of Phenergan knocked him solidly on his arse for a full day. That was the first and last dose he'd ever taken...he decided throwing up was preferable.
Do they make congress take random drug tests? Almost every other employer does. I think we really need to test these people!
Thankfully nobody died or got raped in this latest Royal Family incident.
That would be a hoot.
A white liberal gets preferential treatment while a black sister gets roughed up.
Let the fireworks begin.
Oh that's right, he's not a Conservative, he's a Kennedy, so no DUI, nothing happens. Equal justice, just "more equal" for some than for others ...
You are correct. I arraign people all the time for these sort of arrests and it is "Under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance." Its all a crime.
One for the road...
Patches has long been considered stupid, even by the admittedly low standards of his family.
Why would she jump into the fray?
You dont have to wait until monday. He is already claiming BiPolar disorder in his 'revised' statement. Like father like son.
I've been on both Phenergan and Ambien and I have to say it's never caused me to want to get up in the middle of the night and go driving. It made me sleep. Phenergan alone put me to sleep for over 12 hours and I didn't have any late night excursions. And Ambien is FOR sleep.
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