Quote:You seriously shouldn't have been driving and should have known better.

 

Only once in my life have I ever felt like I was, but I wasn't foolish enough to push it.  I took a couple hour nap at the next rest stop.

 

Whatever the reason, it's just not worth it.  Ever.

 

The closest that I ever came was when my family and I were driving cross-country because of a military move.  We left out of San Antonio, Tx. with the intention of driving to Pensacola and spending the night.  When we got to Pensacola, I suggested that perhaps we could make it to Tallahassee since it was still relativity early, so we pressed on.  When we hit Tallahassee I thought "well, we could go to Lake City and make tomorrow's drive even less" so we pressed on.  Once we hit Lake City I was determined to go all the way.  Those last miles I had my window down, my wife talking to me, etc.

 

I'll never do that again.

 

Regarding this particular case, I think Robinson got away with a violation.  There is no way somebody is going to be that sleepy and tired and go over a curb and end up in a pond.  There is no way that after doing so they are going to stay asleep and try to go back to sleep, even when woken by the police.

 

The fact that no field sobriety test was conducted and the case was being looked at by the Sheriff tells me that there was some "funny business" going on.

 

I personally think that he needs to "wake up" and get his head on straight.  He may have gotten away with this one, but more importantly, the next time he is on the road in that condition it could cost somebody their life.

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