Story out of Jacksonville, Florida:
Authorities assisted Denard Robinson and a female passenger early Sunday after the Jaguars running back drove a Chevrolet Impala into a retention pond on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to a Sheriff’s Office crash report.
Robinson, 25, was asleep at the wheel when an officer responded, but authorities determined he was not impaired and should not face a DUI charge, according to the report.
The responding officer arrived at the pond near Beach and Southside boulevards about 4:20 a.m. after the crash was reported and noticed both people inside appeared to be asleep, according to the report.
The driver’s side of the car was submerged in the pond, so the officer approached the passenger side and knocked on the window to wake the two up, according to the report.
Robinson thought he was still on the road and didn’t want to exit the vehicle, according to the report. He tried to open the driver’s side door about three times after the officer repeated that the car was sinking in the pond, according to the report.
The door was submerged and Robinson eventually got out of the vehicle through the passenger’s side, according to the report.
Neither person was injured, and they refused assistance from rescue workers, according to the report.
Investigators determined Robinson was westbound on Beach when he tried to turn onto Southside and drove over a sidewalk and into the pond.
A second officer screened Robinson at the scene for possible impairment but determined he was not, according to the report. The report did not indicate how he came to that conclusion or what tests if any were done. No citations were issued. Cont.
Story from - Jacksonville.com
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