[Husker] McKewon on Caputo

[Steve Kauf]

Is it possible he wasn't intoxicated?  Pelini said he was waiting for 'all the info' to come out and then he would decide.  Did we ever hear he was certainly drunk ?  

Steve Kauf 
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com>
To: aj05810 <aj05810 at windstream.net>
Cc: husker <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Wed, Dec 21, 2011 3:04 pm
Subject: Re: [Husker] McKewon on Caputo


So if there was no "active" driving going on, how is it that he is charged
ith "reckless driving"?  How would reckless driving be easier to prove
hat pulling a guy who was drunk out from behind the wheel of a stopped car
nd taking him to detox?
This exact situation gets charged and convicted all the time.  The response
bout the good lawyer is probably much more accurate.
Dave
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 3:34 PM, <aj05810 at windstream.net> wrote:
> 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 ?
 >
 >
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On
 Behalf Of
 > Skylar Dodds
 > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 12:43 PM
 > To: 'Mike Jaixen'; 'David Strong'; husker at tssi.com
 > Subject: Re: [Husker] McKewon on Caputo
 >
 > Here's a shorter URL so it doesn't wrap:
 >
 > http://tinyurl.com/7kg7bwb
 >
 > --
 > Skylar
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On
 Behalf Of
 > Skylar Dodds
 > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:35 PM
 > To: 'Mike Jaixen'; 'David Strong'; husker at tssi.com
 > Subject: Re: [Husker] McKewon on Caputo
 >
 > Looks like Caputo's charge was reduced to reckless driving.  My guess is
 he
 > will not sit out at all.
 >
 >
 http://huskerextra.com/sports/football/article_48ea6bee-3ef2-5ff2-9a35-820f4
 > 91a4019.html
 >
 > --
 > Skylar
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On
 Behalf Of
 > Mike Jaixen
 > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 8:58 AM
 > To: David Strong; husker at tssi.com
 > Subject: Re: [Husker] McKewon on Caputo
 >
 > 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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