Police Want to Question Briggs Following Possible Hit and Run
 

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This could get interesting

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Hopefully somebody just jacked his car and it wasn't him that wrecked it.

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[LEFT][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]From PFT:
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[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]WSCR radio in Chicago reports that a black Lamborghini owned by Bears linebacker Lance Briggs has been found crashed and abandoned. [/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT]
[LEFT][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Briggs reportedly was seen running from the scene of the one-car accident.[/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT]
[LEFT][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Though we don't know whether Illinois law imposes hit-and-run liability for a one-car crash (and we invite any members of the Illinois bar to let us know what the rule is there), Briggs' motivation to leave the scene was greater than was his desire to remain with a car that costs [I]slightly[/I] more than the average horseless carriage. [/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT]
[LEFT][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Video of the wrecked car, which Briggs supposedly bought right before the start of training camp, is [URL="http://wgntv.trb.com/news/local/morningnews/?track=nav"]right here[/URL]. [/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT]

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[QUOTE=RobH4413;344134]I'm assuming alcohol was involved.[/QUOTE]
Or Lindsay Lohan!

... I'm sorry for that, I watched The Soup 3 times this weekend and I think it warped my brain.

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Looks even better that we did not work out a trade for him ,,,,,,, Rocky looks faster than briggs anyhow .

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[quote=Mattyk72;344132]Hopefully somebody just jacked his car and it wasn't him that wrecked it.[/quote]


Doubt that. I would think he would know first of all that his car was gone.....? and report a 350 k car missing and just remember he's a bear......then again maybe TANK borrowed it.

I know I'm sticking my neck out there DUI possibility........

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Well, they'll get him for wreckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident, and John Q Law will slap his wrist. However, Roger Goodell will suspend him for 32 quarters...

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If he was drinking, it wasn't the dumbest move to ditch the car and come back after the booze is out of his system. I mean, if no one else was involved it wasn't the worst idea as it preserves plausible deniability. I don't think there's anyway Goodell could suspend him for this.

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;344195]If he was drinking, it wasn't the dumbest move to ditch the car and come back after the booze is out of his system. I mean, if no one else was involved [B]it wasn't the worst idea as it preserves plausible deniability. [/B]I don't think there's anyway Goodell could suspend him for this.[/quote]
Especially if he had a dead hooker in the back...

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Good thing we kept McIntosh, instead of trading him for Briggs. The way Rocky looks now he might end up being better than Briggs. No wonder why the Bears wanted him so bad.

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[QUOTE=BleedBurgundy;344195]If he was drinking, it wasn't the dumbest move to ditch the car and come back after the booze is out of his system. I mean, if no one else was involved it wasn't the worst idea as it preserves plausible deniability. I don't think there's anyway Goodell could suspend him for this.[/QUOTE]

True. However, Hit and Run is usually a felony. I'm not sure what the laws are in Illinois, but if it is a felony then that might not be too much better than a DUI.

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If it's only one car involved, is that hit and run?

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Questions for the zen masters:

If a car crashes in the woods, does it make any sound?

What sound does one car crashing make?

If I would blow a .25, should I run from a one car accident?

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The honorable Wikipedia says:

[QUOTE]Hit-and-run is the crime of colliding with a person, their personal property (including their motor vehicle), or a fixture, and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards.[/QUOTE]

I'm guessing the light pole constitutes a fixture.

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_and_run_(vehicular]Hit and run (vehicular - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url])

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[quote=GhettoDogAllStars;344235]True. However, Hit and Run is usually a felony. I'm not sure what the laws are in Illinois, but if it is a felony then that might not be too much better than a DUI.[/quote]
Hit and run isn't usually a felony unless there's personal injury involved.

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[QUOTE=Lady Brave;344254]Hit and run isn't usually a felony unless there's personal injury involved.[/QUOTE]

I see. Good to know. I heard some reporters talking about it on the news, and they said that some states' hit and run laws don't apply to single car accidents. Although, they didn't say whether that was the case for Illinois.

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My old roommate got a leaving the scene of a accident when he was drinking. Smartest move he ever made. He did have to attend ASAP because of suspison of alcohol (his person smelled of alcohol when the cop came to his house), but otherwise just a fine of like $250 and a couple of points on his record.

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[quote=GhettoDogAllStars;344255]I see. Good to know. I heard some reporters talking about it on the news, and they said that some states' hit and run laws don't apply to single car accidents. Although, they didn't say whether that was the case for Illinois.[/quote]
Well, I checked Illinois' statutes and it looks like this type of accident would be classified as a class A misdemeanor. I'm not sure what type of punishment there is for this kind of misdemeanor. Most likely it would be either a fine and court cost, temporary license suspension or some type of unsupervised probation possibly.

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DUI possibly? Maybe he did what Hulk Hogan's kid did and just decided to floor it and lost control. If that isn't it then DUI for sure. You don't abandon a Lamborghini unless you could get nailed for something that can land you behind bars or some very bad press. They can tell by skid marks how fast you were going so he could have just bolted after the wreck. My guess is DUI though, but don't quote me on it.

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[quote=RMSkins;344225]Good thing we kept McIntosh, instead of trading him for Briggs. The way Rocky looks now he might end up being better than Briggs. No wonder why the Bears wanted him so bad.[/quote]

I agree with you on that point. Rocky looks great in our defensive scheme.

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Dumb ass!

[url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/27/bc.fbn.briggs.lamborghini.ap/index.html]SI.com - NFL - Police nab Bears' Briggs for leaving scene of accident - Monday August 27, 2007 8:13PM[/url]

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;344138]Or Lindsay Lohan!

... I'm sorry for that, I watched [B]The Soup 3[/B] times this weekend and I think it warped my brain.[/quote]

love that show

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[QUOTE=GusFrerotte;344271]DUI possibly? Maybe he did what Hulk Hogan's kid did and just decided to floor it and lost control. If that isn't it then DUI for sure. You don't abandon a Lamborghini unless you could get nailed for something that can land you behind bars or some very bad press. They can tell by skid marks how fast you were going so he could have just bolted after the wreck. My guess is DUI though, but don't quote me on it.[/QUOTE]
I'm not questioning that alcohol wasn't involved, however he can't be charged with a DUI if there is no evidence. They do not have blood test, breathalizer, or a sobriety test on the scene.

The SI article says:
[quote]Leaving the scene carries a maximum 364 days in jail and a $1,000 fine[/quote]
He won't get the maximum, so it'll probably be a fine and probation.

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does anyone famous ever go to jail? other then Martha Stewart?

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[QUOTE=dmek25;344506]does anyone famous ever go to jail? other then Martha Stewart?[/QUOTE]

John Gotti? Leona Helmsley? Mike Tyson? Robert Mitchum?

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Gordon Liddy. David Crosby. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mohandis K. Ghandi. John the Baptist. Sir Thomas More. Nelson Mandela. Alexander Solshynitzen. James Brown. Al Capone. Patty Hearst...

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from PFT again:

[LEFT][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]BRIGGS REPORTED CAR STOLEN [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3][COLOR=#b40707]by Michael David Smith[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/LEFT]
[LEFT][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Bears linebacker [URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm#"]Lance Briggs[/URL] now admits that not only did he crash and abandon his $350,000 Lamborghini at 3 a.m. Monday, but he initially reported the car stolen.

''When it happened, the first thing I did was, obviously, I panicked,'' Briggs said, per the [I]Associated Press[/I]. ''I didn't want there to be a big scene there. And so I left the scene. When I left, I called the tow truck. I also was startled, and [URL="http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/bears/531287,briggs28.article"] I called to report that my car was stolen[/URL].

''Within probably 10 minutes, I called back and accepted responsibility for what I did because it was ridiculous in the first place.''

Illinois Police charged Briggs with leaving the scene of an accident. They have apparently not charged him with any crime related to filing a false police report.

This is all, to say the least, suspicious behavior on Briggs' part. It's strange that at a time when NFL teams are saying they have learned the importance of checking up on the off-field lives of their players, the [URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm#"]Bears[/URL] -- especially head coach Lovie Smith -- are acting as though there's nothing suspicious at all about crashing your car, abandoning it and reporting it stolen. [/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT]