Jim Leyritz allegedly hit and killed a 30-year-old woman in Florida. He blew a .14.
He had to have a breathalyzer installed in his car as a condition to remain out of jail while awaiting trial. Now he wants the breathalyzer removed because it is "inconvenient."
I read somewhere that the dead chick's BAC was higher than Leyritz's and she wasn't wearing a seat belt when their SUV's collided. Not letting him off the hook completely, but there's some blame that needs to be shared.
How does that not make sense? He has to blow clean to get his car to start. Therefore, if he is drunk, he can't drive it. If all they did was take his license away, he could be absolutely sh@#$faced and still drive the car. Yes, he can just drive another car, but at least they are limiting his options and making it more difficult for him. By just taking away his license, he can still physically drive any car he wants. Besides, I hope the court is wise enough to know that if the man owns several cars, they need to put a breathalyzer on all of them.
The "blow-start your car" option is a luxury afforded to people so that they can continue to make it to work after their license has been suspended. If Leyritz sees this as an inconvenience, let him ride the bus or get cabs.
with breathalyzers the person has to tell the court which car they will be installing the device into and that person is only allowed to drive that car. If he is pulled over and is driving another car he violates the the agreement and his probation.
The funny thing is that they can suspend his license and still order him to have the device installed in the car. WTF?