Copies of the 911 call and the surveillance camera video from the store in front of which the wreck occurred have been turned over to police and filed with the official police report. Witnesses have already given statements that Griffin appeared intoxicated at the scene, while one witness has claimed Griffin admitted to watching pornography while he was driving via the use of a dash mounted DVD player in his SUV.
According to news reports, an internal affairs investigation has been launched against the police officers who investigated the crash, because, despite witness reports that Griffin was intoxicated, thee was no alcohol or sobriety test administered, even though the officers actually gave Griffin a ride back to his home in St. Paul. According to police reports, Griffin was cited for not having a license and inattentive driving.
Dolan, the interim chief of police in the jurisdiction of the wreck has stated that the officers will be investigated for not performing a field sobriety or BAC test on Griffin and also investigated because they left their jurisdiction, as well as the city, to give Griffin a ride home, without permission.
"Obviously, if somebody is drunk and they are driving we want that dealt with by the police officers of Minneapolis," Dolan said. (Source: CBS News)
According to news sources, there is video that has been secured indicating Griffin admitted he was drunk.
In a statement from Griffin made to reporters after the incident when he was asked what happened, Griffin stated he had dropped his cell phone.
On Monday, Griffin please guilty to a misdemeanor traffic charge and paid fines totally $375. The charge for driving without a license was removed when Griffin displayed a valid Texas driver's license in court.
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11 Comments
Post a CommentFollowed this link from...Uhh, I wont say where. It sure did make me laugh when I surely needed it though. Who would have guessed about plastic sheep and cows. I live too sheltered a life.
Oh, I should also mention that I didn't add the picture to the article either - AC did that when they featured the article, over a year ago.
If i had misspelled that word, I would have accepted your comment graciously, but unfortunately, the title was changed by the AC CM who reviewed the article. If you look in the first paragraph of the article body, you can clearly see that I do know how to spell that word. Also, I use Firefox, which has a built in spell check on it. Next time, may be best to ask and not assume.
I was in the car to he had a ginormas penis
I was in the car with him it was the shit
Just nasty.... I know that surely you can write something better than this trash!!! GROSS
If you do not care about this information, then please feel free to ignore it and not read about it. There are some people who might choose to do differently than you. Thanks and have a nice day.
Ms Devon, Why do we care about this grown man who plays ball for a living and makes more money than teachers who mold our children?
These gummers are a joke. This article essentially establishes that...
EEeeewwww, I'm such a prude. Maybe the police wanted free season tickets? Great reporting Michelle and I agree with Paula, catchy title.
Thank you Paula! High praise coming from you.