The downside to being spontaneous

By Doug Page | Thursday, February 4, 2010, 12:49 PM

Englewood officers were called to assist a driver who had run off the road in the dark of a Monday morning.

The driver was uninjured, though his pants and boots were covered in mud after trudging from his car back to the roadway. An officer observed the distinct odor of alcohol on the gentleman’s breath, bloodshot eyes, a distinct side-to-side swaying and a disjointed manner of speaking.

The gentleman was asked to take a field sobriety test, which he failed.

When cuffed, the gentleman told officers they had no right to arrest him, and his lawyer would take care of everything.

While awaiting a tow truck, the officer reported the gentleman “spontaneously uttered that he had been smoking marijuana tonight, but he felt OK to drive.” The gentleman was cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and given a ride to the county lockup.

Perhaps the gentleman’s lawyer will advise him that being spontaneous — whether running your mouth or smoking your brains out — may not always be wise.

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