[Husker] McKewon on Caputo

[aj05810 at windstream.net]

It's a safe bet that the car/truck didn't start or drive itself to where he was found.

That said, because he wasn't driving, the DUI is hard to prove. They don't know how long he had been there, so his blood alcohol content at the time he was actually driving would be hard to prove. A good lawyer would argue that. Reckless driving would be an easier charge to prove and one I'm sure would be agreed to instead of a DUI.

I had a friend that had the same thing happen, snockered, but not actively operating the car when the cop found him. They couldn't arrest him for DUI as there was no active "driving" going on.


---- Andy Knipp <andy at knipp.com> wrote: 
> So if he was parked and sleeping (albeit in a running vehicle),  how can he
> get reckless driving ? 
> 
> 
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> Skylar Dodds
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> To: 'Mike Jaixen'; 'David Strong'; husker at tssi.com
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> Here's a shorter URL so it doesn't wrap:
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> http://tinyurl.com/7kg7bwb
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> Looks like Caputo's charge was reduced to reckless driving.  My guess is he
> will not sit out at all.
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> http://huskerextra.com/sports/football/article_48ea6bee-3ef2-5ff2-9a35-820f4
> 91a4019.html
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike Jaixen
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> To: David Strong; husker at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [Husker] McKewon on Caputo
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> The assumption was that he would be suspended...and he still could be. But I
> think Pelini is waiting for more information to be uncovered.
> 
> The cynical side of me suggests that Pelini doesn't want to suspend his most
> experienced center, as Cole Pensick hasn't played much this season.  (That's
> mitigated slightly since Pelini's nephew is the next in line after Pensick.)
> 
> The realist in me suggests that Pelini views this situation differently
> since Caputo wasn't actually driving when he was arrested. Perhaps Caputo
> told Pelini that he didn't realize he was that impaired when he started to
> drive home, but after he started, he realized he shouldn't be driving, so he
> pulled over.  The legal system doesn't care about that; he still was in
> control of the vehicle, so he still would be in violation of the law.  That
> detail might mean something to Pelini, and affect his final decision.
> 
> I don't presume to speak for Pelini on this, but am only speculating as to
> why Caputo hasn't been suspended yet.
> 
>  
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
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> ________________________________
>  From: David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com>
> To: husker at tssi.com
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 8:37 AM
> Subject: [Husker] McKewon on Caputo
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> http://www.omaha.com/article/20111218/BIGRED/712189868
> 
> I did not realize that Caputo had not been suspended yet.
> 
> Dave
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