Jim Leyritz charged with DUI manslaughter

by anaconda on Dec 28, 2007 2:07 PM EST in New York Yankees News

Terrible story from ESPN:

Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz has been arrested in Broward County, Fla. on suspicion of drunken driving and vehicular homicide, WPLG-TV in Miami reported Friday.

The station reported that according to Fort Lauderdale police, a car driven by Leyritz, who lives in Plantation, Fla., hit another car at Southwest 7th Avenue and Second Street early Friday morning.

According to the report, the passenger in the car that Leyritz allegedly struck was ejected from the car and died at the scene, police said.

Leyritz, whose 44th birthday was Thursday, refused a Breathalyzer test, police said, according to the report.

The station reported that according to police records, Leyritz was booked at 4:30 a.m. and ordered held on $11,000 bond.

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RIP

to the deceased, sad story. Jim Leyritz is a douchebag

by Soriano NY 12 on Dec 28, 2007 2:40 PM EST reply actions

Dont know why

these guys don't get drivers.

by seanp23 on Dec 28, 2007 3:31 PM EST reply actions

Not sure if Leyritz could afford it

I doubt he made a ton of money in his career and something tells me that he didn't invest it too wisely.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Dec 28, 2007 3:41 PM EST up reply actions

probably right

But he definitely could have afforded a cab.

by seanp23 on Dec 28, 2007 4:22 PM EST up reply actions

Sad news all around

Hopefully the King gets turned into a queen in prison.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Dec 28, 2007 3:42 PM EST reply actions

leyritz was always one of my favorite yankees as a kid and his homerun in game 2 of the '95 ALDS against seattle and in game 4 of the '96 world series against atlanta remain two of my favorite yankee moments of all time.

those are tarnished now after this news. my sympathies to the deceased. drunk drivers that kill other drivers on the road should be treated like murderers. his idiocy is appalling.

maybe i should change my user name to Drunk like Leyritz?

by Clutch like Leyritz on Dec 28, 2007 4:07 PM EST reply actions

How about just Clutch?

I always feel pressure. What I don't have is fear. -- El Duque

by LateInningRelief on Dec 28, 2007 4:54 PM EST up reply actions

There are few things

I get "high and mighty" about as I tend to adopt a live and let live attitude but drunk driving is one of the things I do get riled about.

Stupid stupid stupid. I think that drunk driving laws should be much stricter and that a murder charge (ala Martin Heigden) should be applied in vehicular homicide cases where alcohol was involved. There's no reason why anyone should DIE because someone else wanted to get buzzed.

Ridiculous.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Dec 29, 2007 9:20 AM EST reply actions

Agreed

Couldn't have put it better myself.

by stusviews on Dec 29, 2007 2:20 PM EST up reply actions

A couple of years ago....

I dealt with a jackass who had 16 DUIs on his rapsheet. Yes, you read that right - 16 DUIs.

And that's just how many times he's been caught.

Believe it or not, the guy still had a driver's license and hadn't done much jail time.

by anaconda on Dec 29, 2007 4:02 PM EST up reply actions

You've met Kiefer Sutherland?

Awesome.

Fear the Evil Empire

by pfistyunc on Dec 29, 2007 6:33 PM EST up reply actions

yes, I believe that

but that's insane.

"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by bxgrl1 on Dec 29, 2007 9:58 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah

I believe it! I think it is really a tragedy!

by righttooo on Dec 31, 2007 1:39 AM EST reply actions

Happy New Year!!!!

Hope yours is happy and healthy!

Joe Torre. 1996-2007. He will be missed.

by goyankees on Jan 1, 2008 12:41 AM EST reply actions

Happy New Year!!!!

Hope yours is happy and healthy!

Joe Torre. 1996-2007. He will be missed.

by goyankees on Jan 1, 2008 12:41 AM EST reply actions

oops

posted it twice

Joe Torre. 1996-2007. He will be missed.

by goyankees on Jan 1, 2008 12:42 AM EST up reply actions

Bad news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel very sorry for Jim Leyritz! He made such a tragedy! I hate those drunk drivers. I am sure Leyritz knows that drivers with high blood alcohol content or concentration are at greatly increased risk of car accidents, highway injuries and vehicular deaths. But sadly he did the damning thing. Here is a book, I think, is a warning to those people who take careless of driving drunk: http://dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=75562 , I think only they recognized the harm, every single injury and death caused by drunk driving could be totally preventable.

by frankboy230 on Jan 2, 2008 10:13 AM EST reply actions