Quote:The Sheriff agrees, and they're investigating the handling of the situation.  The story has certain elements that are certainly a bit off.  The report indicated a DUI screen was done, and that there was no concern about Robinson being impaired, but isn't fatigue considered impaired?  

 

You don't want a player getting into legal hot water, but if he did something that warranted charges, and the cop let it slide for whatever reason, that's not good.

 

I'm willing to give Robinson the benefit of the doubt here that he wasn't drunk or chemically impaired, and that it really was a fatigue thing.  I think, at a minimum,  the incident on its own warrants a drug test mandated by the league.

Your willing to give him the benefit of the doubt but still drug test him. That is the opposite of benefit of the doubt IMO.

 

I'm willing to trust the officers that responded to the scene and the fact that the Sheriff is not is a very damning insinuation that he himself does not trust his officers IMO. A much deeper problem than someone falling asleep at the wheel.

 

I believe it's possible with the vehicle partly submerged exhaust fumes could have been pressured into the vehicle if the exhaust pipes were blocked by water as they waited for a tow inside the car with the a/c on. They both could have been poisoned by carbon monoxide explaining their deep sleep.

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