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To: precisionshootist
"I’m not condoning Tigers actions but the police need probable cause and they clearly had none"

Let me get this straight - you're argument is that a driver who is involved in a low-speed, single vehicle accident in clear conditions and on dry roads in the middle of the night, who is found sleeping next to his destroyed vehicle, and who eye witness statements allege was drinking and may have taken prescription drugs earlier in the evening - is NOT "reasonable cause", which is the standard in FL?

Is that correct?

In any other time with any other driver, that person would have been arrested on suspicion of DUI. It's not even close.

33 posted on 12/07/2009 3:39:58 PM PST by OldDeckHand (Obamacare - So bad, even Joe Lieberman isn't going to vote for it.)
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To: OldDeckHand

“and who eye witness statements allege was drinking and may have taken prescription drugs earlier in the evening”

These “eye witnesses” were at the scene? I don’t think so.

And no they did not have anything to support probable cause he was drunk or under the influence. Why did the FHP have to try to subpoena blood evidence? Simple, they did not have anything else. Only the FHP wanted to pursue this case so they would have access to any evidence collected at the scene, which was obviously non-existant. The DA tossed them out for good reason.

Celebs should be treated like anyone else which means no favors but also means no publicity driven prosecutions. I think this was headed toward the latter and the DA stepped in and ended it.


59 posted on 12/07/2009 4:51:25 PM PST by precisionshootist
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