Seattle Forward Lewis Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving

[spurssheriff]

http://articles.news.aol.com/sports/...990018&cid=562

REDMOND, Wash. (April 3) - Seattle SuperSonics forward Rashard Lewis pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was given a one-year suspended sentence Monday, five months after he failed sobriety and breath tests during a stop on Interstate 90.

Lewis initially pleaded not guilty to drunken driving. He reached the plea deal with prosecutors after a King County District Court judge ruled that the breath tests were not admissible.

Under the terms of the agreement, Lewis will serve 24 hours of community service, two years of probation and pay $175 to reimburse the State Patrol for emergency response costs. He also received a $5,000 fine, but as long as he stays out of trouble he'll only have to pay $350.

Other conditions include taking an alcohol information class and attending a DUI victims panel.

Lewis was driving one of five cars speeding eastbound together early on Sept. 30, Washington State Patrol Trooper Curt G. Boyle wrote in an investigation report.

His eyes were watery and speech was slurred, Boyle wrote. Lewis failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the Mercer Island Police Department, where he registered a 0.132 and 0.122 on successive breath tests. The intoxication threshold in Washington is 0.08.

04/03/06 18:00 EDT

[SpurInDallas]

Dumb Ass.

[highplainsspur]

Originally Posted by SpurInDallas

Dumb Ass.

I hear that RayRay is blaiming Bowen for the whole thing.

[Lord Deimos]

No, if he'd listened to Bruce he would be driving defensively.

[Captain_Obvious]

oh well, at least he is getting some sort of punishment

[Malice]

Originally Posted by Lord Deimos

No, if he'd listened to Bruce he would be driving defensively.

I dont get these HIGH payed NBA players getting busted with DUI's all the time! Hire a freaking driver or get one of your over payed possee to drive you! If I was an owner I would make it mandatory that my players have limo drivers or something to that effect.

[ro_50]

If they are planning on going to a bar and have a good time, at least bring one of your friends to be a designated driver or call a cab.

[wcsf]

Originally Posted by Captain_Obvious

oh well, at least he is getting some sort of punishment

well, hardly...this was too easy for him IMO