Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 15, 2007
Designated Successor Needs a Designated Driver

Steve Swindal ran into a problem with the law:

George Steinbrenner's son-in-law and designated successor to run the New York Yankees was arrested early Thursday on a charge of driving under the influence.

Yankees general partner Steve Swindal was arrested by the St. Petersburg Police at 4:26 a.m., according to a copy of the charge report posted on the Pinellas County Sherriff's Office's Web site. He was booked for a misdemeanor and released from jail in Largo at 9:53 a.m. on $250 bond.

A member of the police department's DUI squad pulled Swindal over at 2:12 a.m. after he cut the officer's cruiser off in traffic, police spokesman Bill Proffitt said.

"She had to brake and take evasive action to avoid hitting him," Proffitt said.

Cutting off a police car is never a good idea, even if sober. Seems like Swindal is taking after the Yankees of old.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:16 PM | Crime | TrackBack (0)
Comments

So the officer pulled him over at 2 am but he wasn't arrested until 4:30 AM. Are cops slow in Flori-duh or what? Bottom line: As Grandma used to say nothing good happens after midnight. Police look at every car on the road after midnight as a potential DUI. If you're not tucking in by then you better call a cab.

Posted by: largebill at February 15, 2007 11:33 PM

Why do the people surrounding Steinbrenner have such perfect names? His GM: Cashman. His son-in-law: Swindal.

Posted by: Dan at February 16, 2007 01:41 AM

This confirms it! The dollar just doesn't go as far as it used to. Apparenly multi-millionaires can't afford a driver when they plan a late night on the town. What an idiot.

Posted by: Snuffy at February 16, 2007 02:31 AM

250$ bond? just goes to show money talks and you know the rest.must be nice to be rich and get away with drunk driving with nothing on your record when it's all over huh.

Posted by: catfish at February 19, 2007 07:20 PM
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