Drunk Man Guilty Of Letting Drunk 14 Year Old Drive

[matcom]

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HANOVER, Va. -- A Virginia man who allowed his 14-year-old son to drive after both had been drinking has pleaded guilty to felony child neglect.

James Vernon Holbert Jr. faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced in May.

Hanover County prosecutors said Holbert told police he'd been drinking too much, so he allowed his son to drive -- even though the 14-year-old had also been drinking alcohol that Holbert provided.

The car veered off a road in Ashland last June and struck a tree, ejecting the boy. He was treated at the scene.

The teen was charged with driving without a license and driving after illegal consumption of alcohol, both misdemeanors.

http://www.newsnet5.com/automotive/11084531/detail.html

[LostinVA]

1. Is this Underpants' real name?

heheehhehehhe

[meegbear]

2. The 14-year-old had also been drinking alcohol ?/!1??

Jeez, if you're gonna have your kid be the designated driver, don't give him any drinks.

[Parche]

3. DRUNK

That is Mark Foley's MO :rofl:

[Initech]

4. Drunk 14 year old???????!!?!?!?!

:wow:

[otherlander]

17. That happens in my town.

A lot.
Well, not the tree-crashing part, but the drunk 14 year old part.

[William Bloode]

5. Long ago i actually had a cop make me drive home at 14.

Every person except myself in the car was bombed beyond compare. The cop asked me if i could drive. Being a country boy i sure could having driven tractors and truck since i was 8. he followed us home, and told us if he saw us again anywhere that night we were going to jail. Pretty fair i thought.

[Midlodemocrat]

6. Listen you masshole. This dissing on VA is getting old.

But that story was freakin' hilarious. Even better was the jackass on the telly last night.


:rofl:

[matcom]

7. did you notice how I highlighted it? did you?

it's my new M.O. :D

[Midlodemocrat]

8. Yeah. Hard to miss.

The VA delegation is working on retribution right now and we are bringing in the reinforcements. Haruka is coming to VA and we're meeting for lunch to discuss plans to smart bomb Boston.

So, you better WATCH YOUR BACK, buddy. Wait'll underpants sees this. :grr:

[matcom]

9. You gonna all plot my demise at the Olive Garden?

:rofl:

:scared: of the Lite Bright's. DON'T send the Lite Brites!

[Midlodemocrat]

10. I DO NOT do chain restaurants. Unless of course, it's for the chicken pot pie.

We're going to an absolutely fabulous Italian place. So, pfft.

[matcom]

11. Papa Gino's?

:eyes:





















:hide:

[Midlodemocrat]

12. You're just jealous because you weren't invited.

Oh, that's right, you can't be invited, we're planning your death.

[matcom]

13. you would think I would get some say in that

that's ok.

enjoy the Sizzler salad bar

[Midlodemocrat]

14. Nope. Just us and my BFF.

Apparently you didn't say "I love you" to her this morning, so you're toast, dude.

Sorry. It's been a good run.





:hide:


And, we're SO not going to Sizzler. :eyes:

[matcom]

15. did too

or was that TM

:hide:

and if you ain't going to Sizzler, your only other option is Shoney's

remember, I grew up in MD :D

[Midlodemocrat]

16. HAHA.

No.

And, I hijacked your thread.


Douchebag.



:bounce:

[matcom]

18. it isn't a highjack if i'm participating

:eyes:

[Midlodemocrat]

19. Damn. You're right.

And still a douchebag.



:bounce:

[matcom]

20. I find that term highly offensive

i'd prefer if you used 'balsamically fresh' instead

[Midlodemocrat]

21. Can I get you a Fresca?

Oh, I see you already have one.


:rofl:

[matcom]

22. ...

[av8rdave]

23. Hey, my ex had my unlicensed daughter drive when she was impaired...

(the ex, not the daughter) Had to get the court to intervene on that one.

[jobycom]

24. Driving age should be fourteen, anyway.

Drinking age should be fourteen, too. The two together--not such a good thing.

[Midlodemocrat]

25. Oh, dear God. I want them to raise the driving age to 21.

I HATE it that TeenMidlo can drive. It wigs me out.

:scared:

[jobycom]

26. I drove at fourteen (fifteen was legal), and wish I could let my kid drive at 14

which is a couple of months away.

If you raise the age to 21, then 21 year old drivers will suck. It's not age, it's experience that teaches people how to drive. Same with drinking. We take away all opportunities for kids to actually practice responsibility and then wonder why kids can't practice responsibility.

[Midlodemocrat]

27. THe problem is, at least here, it is so friggin' congested

way more congested than when I was learning to drive. I worry about her on the road because she drives a Camry I bought her, but some of the local soccer moms drive these enormous SUVs and can't see her.

It's just scary having your kid behind the wheel, or sitting in the passenger seat of a new driver.

Although, I do like having her run errands for me. It helps a lot.