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In what must be the ultimate example of refusing to take responsibility for one’s actions, one man from New Jersey is blaming his favorite team’s poor performance on the field for the fact that he drank too much, drove and then crashed into another car.
The accident occurred in West Milford, N.J., and led to the arrest of 57-year-old Christopher J. Greyshock. When police arrived on the scene and noticed that he was barely able to stand and talk, he duly informed them that he “drank too much because the Jets suck,” a police affidavit cited by NBC New York says.
While this is a somewhat funny excuse, what Greyshock did was far from that: not only did he drive while drunk and high on weed, and crashed his car, but he also caused injuries to at least 2 people. The report notes that, when police arrived on the scene, they found a woman and a man lying on the grass.
Greyshock came towards them “staggering and swaying, unable to walk straight in danger of falling onto the highway,” and they managed to establish that he had been behind the wheel of the car that caused the crash. He had rear-ended another vehicle stopped in traffic.
Police performed a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer: he had a blood alcohol content of .13 percent, while the limit in New Jersey is of 0.08 percent. Officers also noted that he had fresh stains on his clothes and proceeded to search the vehicle, from where they retrieved an open bottle of whiskey that was only ¾ full, placed in open view on the passenger seat.
Also in the car, officers found a ziplock back of marijuana and rolling paper. Greyshock must have been really upset about the Jets’ performance, since he didn’t just drown his sorrows in booze – he also needed further pick-me-up.
Greyshock is now facing charges of “assault by auto, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, reckless driving and open container of alcohol in the motor vehicle,” the publication says. His car was impounded and he was taken directly into police custody, where he sobered up.
While this is a somewhat funny excuse, what Greyshock did was far from that: not only did he drive while drunk and high on weed, and crashed his car, but he also caused injuries to at least 2 people. The report notes that, when police arrived on the scene, they found a woman and a man lying on the grass.
Greyshock came towards them “staggering and swaying, unable to walk straight in danger of falling onto the highway,” and they managed to establish that he had been behind the wheel of the car that caused the crash. He had rear-ended another vehicle stopped in traffic.
Police performed a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer: he had a blood alcohol content of .13 percent, while the limit in New Jersey is of 0.08 percent. Officers also noted that he had fresh stains on his clothes and proceeded to search the vehicle, from where they retrieved an open bottle of whiskey that was only ¾ full, placed in open view on the passenger seat.
Also in the car, officers found a ziplock back of marijuana and rolling paper. Greyshock must have been really upset about the Jets’ performance, since he didn’t just drown his sorrows in booze – he also needed further pick-me-up.
Greyshock is now facing charges of “assault by auto, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, reckless driving and open container of alcohol in the motor vehicle,” the publication says. His car was impounded and he was taken directly into police custody, where he sobered up.
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