Trapped drunk driver opens another beer

[The Saltman]

Don't we have a huddler from New Zealand?

A drunk driver trapped after overturning his car cracked open another can of beer while he waited for emergency crews to rescue him, a New Zealand court was told.

When asked by police how much he had consumed, Sneddon replied: "Plenty, I've been drinking for four days straight."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/23/2935051.htm

[The Saltman]

ill try that next time when I have my daughter in the back seat lol.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

FWIW...

I have been instructed on more than one occasion by members of the law enforcement community that having a bottle of booze in the trunk is the best defense to getting slammed with a DUI if you're in an accident.

If you've been drinking and you get into an accident, before you speak to anyone, go to the trunk and start drinking. Make sure there are witnesses to this. When the cop asks if you've been drinking you tell them that you started after the accident.

Don't know if it works but that was the first thing I thought of reading the headline.

That sounds absurd. I guess the cops would have to see you open the bottle (assuming it's not smashed to bits) and start drinking?

[CharlotteBeer.com]

The advice I had been given stressed that witnesses need to see you open the bottle and begin drinking.

meh... who knows whether or not it would work but this story made me think of it.

It would be humorous to watch, at the very least.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Shock-relief drinking.

[faultlessjoint]

Shock-relief drinking.

It's logical. Whenever something really bad happens to me, the first thing I do is start drinking.....That's funny, cause whenever something really good happens to me, the first thing I do is start drinking........The more I think about it, it seems like whenever anything happens the first thing I do..................

*realizes i'm an alcoholic*

*goes to liquor store*

[CharlotteBeer.com]

It's logical. Whenever something really bad happens to me, the first thing I do is start drinking.....That's funny, cause whenever something really good happens to me, the first thing I do is start drinking........The more I think about it, it seems like whenever anything happens the first thing I do..................

*realizes i'm an alcoholic*

*goes to liquor store*

Ha! I'm the opposite. I drink often, but not to excess. I average about a beer a night (sometimes I drink two, sometimes none, but usually one a night).

But when something bad happens, I refuse to drink because I see it as me admitting weakness. I know that sounds strange, but I don't like to think that I need to turn to the drink to get through things.

:cheers2:

[charlotte49er]

FWIW...

I have been instructed on more than one occasion by members of the law enforcement community that having a bottle of booze in the trunk is the best defense to getting slammed with a DUI if you're in an accident.

If you've been drinking and you get into an accident, before you speak to anyone, go to the trunk and start drinking. Make sure there are witnesses to this. When the cop asks if you've been drinking you tell them that you started after the accident.

Don't know if it works but that was the first thing I thought of reading the headline.

That was also on an episode of CSI: Miami.

Callie's Dad, was an alcoholic, wrecked his car and ran a guy over. (He drove through a locked gate at a construction site and ran him over.) He called her to see what to do. She told him to go to the nearest bar and start drinking. When the cops showed up, they couldn't charge him drunk driving because he had a witness that he drinking as a result of an accident. (He told the bartender what had happend upon entering the bar.) They couldn't charge him with hit and run, because his car was still there and he was like 2 blocks away drinking. All they could charge him with was reckless driving on the surface. (Turned out the guy was already dead.) In the show I believe they didn't even charge him with that. (After all it's TV!)

[charlotte49er]

This was worse than the lady, I think she was right here in Charlotte. She flipped her car and crushed the top down and was trapped. The Fire Dept showed up and had to use the jaws of life to get her out. The started using the jaws of life to cut the piller off of her car when she screamed at them to stop! They immediately stopped and feared that she was injured and they didn't see it.

She told them, "Can you stop with all that noise? Can't you see I'm on my phone!"

Sure enough, she was chatting away on her phone while they were trying to free her. The Fire Dept waited until she finished to cut her out.

[faultlessjoint]

This was worse than the lady, I think she was right here in Charlotte. She flipped her car and crushed the top down and was trapped. The Fire Dept showed up and had to use the jaws of life to get her out. The started using the jaws of life to cut the piller off of her car when she screamed at them to stop! They immediately stopped and feared that she was injured and they didn't see it.

She told them, "Can you stop with all that noise? Can't you see I'm on my phone!"

Sure enough, she was chatting away on her phone while they were trying to free her. The Fire Dept waited until she finished to cut her out.

Maybe she was on the phone with paramedics/emt that were giving her instructions on how to survive and/or minimize the extent of any potential injuries? Maybe she was on the phone with her lawyer or law enforcement buddy asking how to not get charged with a dui?

/devil's advocate

[Jangler]

Ha! I'm the opposite. I drink often, but not to excess. I average about a beer a night (sometimes I drink two, sometimes none, but usually one a night).

But when something bad happens, I refuse to drink because I see it as me admitting weakness. I know that sounds strange, but I don't like to think that I need to turn to the drink to get through things.

:cheers2:

pussy

[Miaoww]

This was worse than the lady, I think she was right here in Charlotte. She flipped her car and crushed the top down and was trapped. The Fire Dept showed up and had to use the jaws of life to get her out. The started using the jaws of life to cut the piller off of her car when she screamed at them to stop! They immediately stopped and feared that she was injured and they didn't see it.

She told them, "Can you stop with all that noise? Can't you see I'm on my phone!"

Sure enough, she was chatting away on her phone while they were trying to free her. The Fire Dept waited until she finished to cut her out.

"Yeah sure, love, we'll come back." Would have been my reply.

[Zaximus]

FWIW...

I have been instructed on more than one occasion by members of the law enforcement community that having a bottle of booze in the trunk is the best defense to getting slammed with a DUI if you're in an accident.

If you've been drinking and you get into an accident, before you speak to anyone, go to the trunk and start drinking. Make sure there are witnesses to this. When the cop asks if you've been drinking you tell them that you started after the accident.

Don't know if it works but that was the first thing I thought of reading the headline.

I've heard the same thing, well sort of. I've had police friends say to keep a bottle of mouthwash in the car to gargle and spit out too at the scene. In both instances (beer or mouthwash) I believe it's to invalidate the breathalyser they can give you at the scene since these can obviously throw it off. They'll then be forced to take you to the hospital for a blood test, and the key here is that you will probably have to wait a bit and the alcohol will start getting out of your system so hopefully when you get a test it won't be as bad. However, if you fail the blood test there isn't really much you can do, regardless.