NKY Man Charged with 5 Counts of Murder.

[halfback20]

He may be able to argue his blood alcohol level at the time of the accident. His blood was likely actually tested an hour after the crash. If he drank a beer right before he got into the car his BAC might have been rising, so it may have been higher in the hospital than it was at the time of the crash. Conversely, it also could have been higher, if he had been drinking on the course and stopped and ate, which means he could have been drunker at the time of the accident and his BAC was on the way down. MJ is very difficult to quantify in this equation.

 

Not saying it matters to anybody except his attorney. It might factor into his sentence. Drunk or sober, passing a car at 90 mph in a no passing lane on a dangerous stretch of road is inexcusable. Saw the family car on TV. Horrific! To think they were all properly seat belted in not knowing what as coming is unbelievably tragic.

 

Hope the golf course isn’t implicated in this.

 

If his BAC is above .08, it's a "per se" DUI and he is considered DUI no matter the effect the alcohol was having on him.

[OlDog75]

Ok somebody explain to me why tax dollars had to be spent to transport this guy from the hospital to the court, and put 4-5 officers around him in the courtroom for his hearing? Ever heard of video conferencing? Seriously

 

He may have been in route to his new home further south?

 

Was on his way to the medical facilities at LaGrange Reformatory.

[The Professor]

Some have mentioned the golf course being held liable. In reality a golf course is in an unfair position when something like this happens. If a foursome come in and one of them buys a cooler of 4 beers and goes out to play 18 holes the clubhouse may not see those fellows again. They could play their round, reload their golf bags in their vehicle, park their golf cart and be gone, with the club staff not aware they're gone. Actually wouldn't be a reason to be aware of their departure. However, unbeknownst to the clubhouse staff the group may have ventured back out to their car and sneaked some more beer in the course cooler that they brought with them. Or I've seen guys hide a bunch of beer in their golf bags. Heck, years ago we used to do that all the time at Myrtle Beach.

So, as far as the clubhouse knows there was 4 beers consumed in the foursome but they may have consumed 24 before they left. How is the golf course liable in a scenario such as that?

[TAC]

Some have mentioned the golf course being held liable. In reality a golf course is in an unfair position when something like this happens. If a foursome come in and one of them buys a cooler of 4 beers and goes out to play 18 holes the clubhouse may not see those fellows again. They could play their round, reload their golf bags in their vehicle, park their golf cart and be gone, with the club staff not aware they're gone. Actually wouldn't be a reason to be aware of their departure. However, unbeknownst to the clubhouse staff the group may have ventured back out to their car and sneaked some more beer in the course cooler that they brought with them. Or I've seen guys hide a bunch of beer in their golf bags. Heck, years ago we used to do that all the time at Myrtle Beach.

So, as far as the clubhouse knows there was 4 beers consumed in the foursome but they may have consumed 24 before they left. How is the golf course liable in a scenario such as that?

He blew around .085 or so. Barely over the limit. Not sure the course overserved him.

[ladyluck]

How does this guy put in a not guilty plea?

 

Eye witness(crossed double yellow line)

Computer data(93 miles an hour at impact)

Confession(drinking and smoking pot)

 

This should be a slam dunk for the prosecution as long as the police did their jobs properly.

 

People who are obviously guilty plead not guilty for a few reasons.

1. Hoping by some chance the jury finds them not guilty

2. They hope to be granted bail and want to be out on bond as long as possible before inevitable jail time.

3. (and most often in my opinion) They hope to make a deal with the prosecutor before trial... If they plead guilty the sentence is already laid out for them whereas if they plead not guilty they make a deal and receive less time.