Al Unser Jr. Busted in Avon (OWI; Third Time)

[ghuns]

...I would submit Unser continues to drive it is only a matter of time before he injures or kills someone. I personally don’t want to play driving Russian roulette on the road with him coming from the other direction. It’s bad enough with folks on their cell phones.

Welp...

Al Unser Jr. pleads guilty to OWI, still gets to drive

 

[MarkC]

Welp...

Al Unser Jr. pleads guilty to OWI, still gets to drive

Along with a stipulation that he did not refuse the chemical test for alcohol.

 

[VUPDblue]

The non-refusal stipulation is so he doesn’t lose his license for a year.

 

[MarkC]

The non-refusal stipulation is so he doesn’t lose his license for a year.

It is amazing what can happen when you have the money to hire Jimmy V.

 

[ghuns]

The non-refusal stipulation is so he doesn’t lose his license for a year.

How often do three time OWI losers get to keep their driving privileges?

 

[MarkC]

How often do three time OWI losers get to keep their driving privileges?

The specific issue here is that he refused the chemical test when it was offered. Refusal results in a one or two-year DL suspension, and a person who refuses is not eligible for Specialized Driving Privileges (used to be called a "hardship license). It would have been two years in Little Al's case, because he has at least one prior conviction for OWI. By finding legally there was no refusal, stipulated with the prosecutor's assent, he is now eligible for the SDP.

From the Probable Cause Affidavit:

I asked Unser Jr. if he would participate in field sobriety testing. Unser Jr. refused to participate in any of the field sobriety tests. asked him if there was anything could do to convince him to participate in the tests to which he responded could not. With his refusal to participate in field sobriety testing and observing several indicators of possible impairment placed him in handcuffs and detained him. After detaining him informed him of implied consent and he stated he refused to submit to chemical test.
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After successfully applying for blood draw warrant on Unser Jr., transported him to Hendricks Regional Hospital.
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During my entire interaction with Unser Jr., he was consistently verbally hostile towards assisting officers and I.

 

[Mark 1911]

Alcoholism is a very tragic addiction. How sad to see this happen to Al Unser, as it is to anyone who struggles with alcohol addiction.

I just lost my sister-in-law to this disease earlier this year. Devastating for my two nieces.

Hopefully Mr. Unser finds the help he needs to beat this before it kills him, or someone else.

 

[johntheplinker]

Freakin privileged ass-hat. Shoulda thrown the whole set of encyclopedias to make an example of him.

 

[VUPDblue]

In my county it is super rare to have a refusal accepted. I don’t even mark them as such on the PC form anymore because the hearings have become a sham of the highest order. The one that changed my outlook to what it is now was a guy who was, like Al, verbally hostile the whole time. I read him implied consent and he responded with a comment about my mother and then said he’s not submitting to ****. I had two other officers standing there with me when i read this to him off the card in my pocket, saw him swear at me and refuse, then I repeated the question and all but begged him to take a test. He still said no. There was a hearing on the refusal. The prosecutor asked me if I read implied consent and how many times I asked him. Then they asked my other two officer witnesses who echoed my testimony. The defense asked the drunk if I read him implied consent and he said he didn’t remember that so I must not have. Judge tossed out the refusal.

 

[MarkC]

In my county it is super rare to have a refusal accepted. I don’t even mark them as such on the PC form anymore because the hearings have become a sham of the highest order. The one that changed my outlook to what it is now was a guy who was, like Al, verbally hostile the whole time. I read him implied consent and he responded with a comment about my mother and then said he’s not submitting to ****. I had two other officers standing there with me when i read this to him off the card in my pocket, saw him swear at me and refuse, then I repeated the question and all but begged him to take a test. He still said no. There was a hearing on the refusal. The prosecutor asked me if I read implied consent and how many times I asked him. Then they asked my other two officer witnesses who echoed my testimony. The defense asked the drunk if I read him implied consent and he said he didn’t remember that so I must not have. Judge tossed out the refusal.

Occurrences like this are yet another reason I'm glad I'm retired from LE. It is frustrating enough just to see it from where I am now.

 

[churchmouse]

In my county it is super rare to have a refusal accepted. I don’t even mark them as such on the PC form anymore because the hearings have become a sham of the highest order. The one that changed my outlook to what it is now was a guy who was, like Al, verbally hostile the whole time. I read him implied consent and he responded with a comment about my mother and then said he’s not submitting to ****. I had two other officers standing there with me when i read this to him off the card in my pocket, saw him swear at me and refuse, then I repeated the question and all but begged him to take a test. He still said no. There was a hearing on the refusal. The prosecutor asked me if I read implied consent and how many times I asked him. Then they asked my other two officer witnesses who echoed my testimony. The defense asked the drunk if I read him implied consent and he said he didn’t remember that so I must not have. Judge tossed out the refusal.

And this is why we have no faith in our system. Not the boots on the ground but the "Clowns" in the robes.

Yeah I said it. "CLOWNS"

 

[femurphy77]

How often do three time OWI losers get to keep their driving privileges?

Well he is a professional driver. . . . .

 

[Trigger Time]

And this is why we have no faith in our system. Not the boots on the ground but the "Clowns" in the robes.

Yeah I said it. "CLOWNS"

Yep. At least the ones who think they govern from the bench. The good ones realize their solemn duty and do it.

Im glad the judge didnt ask that guy if he remembered getting into the car drunk. If he said no the judge might have thrown out the whole damn case.
Mickey mouse court

 

[ghuns]

Well he is a professional [STRIKE]driver [/STRIKE]DRINKER. . . . .

More accurate.

 

[rhino]

Another reminder why I'm glad that I don't drink and haven't had a drink for . . . 36 years.

 

[HoughMade]

And this is why we have no faith in our system. Not the boots on the ground but the "Clowns" in the robes.

Yeah I said it. "CLOWNS"

Well, you​ can say that without fear of reprisal.

 

[cbhausen]

Knowing the man, this is hard to watch. Some can’t be helped, I hope he can (WARNING, NSFW):

[video=youtube_share;TWTZUYmMgC0]http://youtu.be/TWTZUYmMgC0[/video]

 

[Hatin Since 87]

Wow. That’s rough. I don’t know his personal life just his professional life, but I hope he fixes the issue. His name means a lot to a lot of people, hate to see people go down that route.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Knowing the man, this is hard to watch. Some can’t be helped, I hope he can (WARNING, NSFW):

[video=youtube_share;TWTZUYmMgC0]http://youtu.be/TWTZUYmMgC0[/video]

Im confused. Did this happen again, or are you dragging this guy through the mud again just because you found the video almost a year later?


Honestly, I had TOTALLY forgotten about this. (assuming this is from the original incident)

 

[Hookeye]

Another reminder why I'm glad that I don't drink and haven't had a drink for . . . 36 years.

A beer and a cruise through the Breakroom threads aint a bad way to burn time.