Jim Leyritz Charged With DUI Homicide

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Posted Dec 28th 2007 3:20PM by Mullet
Filed under: Miami, MLB Police Blotter, Breaking News, The Word
Former World Series hero Jim Leyritz is by no means a hero in real life this day, as he's in a world of trouble.

Former Major League ballplayer Jim Leyritz, a one-time World Series hero, is in Broward's Main Jail, charged with DUI homicide after a Friday morning crash in Fort Lauderdale.

Leyritz, whose 44th birthday was Thursday, was in a car accident near Southwest Seventh Avenue and Second Street -- the heart of Fort Lauderdale's Himmmarshee Street bar district.

The jail website indicated Leyritz was charged with two counts of drunken driving, including DUI that causes death to a human. He had not posted an $11,000 bond as of Friday afternoon, records show.

A call to Fort Lauderdale police was not immediately returned. WPLG-ABC 10 reported a passenger in the car Leyritz allegedly hit was ejected from the car and died at the scene. The former baseball pro refused a sobriety test, the station reported, citing police.

Past athletes who have been involved in vehicular homicide cases include former Oiler and current head coach Craig MacTavish and current Rams linebacker Leonard Little. MacTavish received a year in jail after pleading guilty in 1985, and Little did 90 days in jail after his case in 1998. So if those are any indication, and if Leyritz is indeed found or pleads guilty, Leyritz will probably receive a sentence in that range. The stigma of being any part responsible of the death of another human being will no doubt stay with Leyritz forever.

[KiraHarden]

Posted Dec 28th 2007 3:20PM by Mullet
Filed under: Miami, MLB Police Blotter, Breaking News, The Word
Former World Series hero Jim Leyritz is by no means a hero in real life this day, as he's in a world of trouble.

Former Major League ballplayer Jim Leyritz, a one-time World Series hero, is in Broward's Main Jail, charged with DUI homicide after a Friday morning crash in Fort Lauderdale.

Leyritz, whose 44th birthday was Thursday, was in a car accident near Southwest Seventh Avenue and Second Street -- the heart of Fort Lauderdale's Himmmarshee Street bar district.

The jail website indicated Leyritz was charged with two counts of drunken driving, including DUI that causes death to a human. He had not posted an $11,000 bond as of Friday afternoon, records show.

A call to Fort Lauderdale police was not immediately returned. WPLG-ABC 10 reported a passenger in the car Leyritz allegedly hit was ejected from the car and died at the scene. The former baseball pro refused a sobriety test, the station reported, citing police.

Past athletes who have been involved in vehicular homicide cases include former Oiler and current head coach Craig MacTavish and current Rams linebacker Leonard Little. MacTavish received a year in jail after pleading guilty in 1985, and Little did 90 days in jail after his case in 1998. So if those are any indication, and if Leyritz is indeed found or pleads guilty, Leyritz will probably receive a sentence in that range. The stigma of being any part responsible of the death of another human being will no doubt stay with Leyritz forever.

why do these guys drive at all. They can hire people to drive them