Not in this forum too much. But after my Hockey games our team would go to the Ale House in Pembroke Pines Florida and during the off season Jim Leyritz would be in there closing the place down with his wife. Very nice people. They and their guests would spend most of the night with us. Nothing to do with this incident but he was always nice and we had a great time. It is unfortunate that he did not have a DH to act as a driver as he seemed to back in the Ale house days which were around 1996-98.
ive been to the PP ale house many many times...although the boca ale house was my usual jernt...good times
I'm always at the boca ale house when im in town. Anyway Anyone who is charged with a DUI homicide (having caused a fatal accident while driving under the influence) can lose his or her license for life. There are cases in which they can be granted some driving privileges. However, an individual cannot even apply for a hardship license for five years and they can only do so if they never had a DUI conviction in the past. No mention of jail, but i assume, with better research you could find something
I am not sure about the charge, i think its manslaughter or something. He will probably plea and get a lower sentence but some jail time and a lot of probabation
At least the only person Billy Martin killed by being a worthless drunk was himself. Talk about Yankee tradition.
Least I haven't killed anybody, unlike Mr. Clutch post-season. Two things all current and former Yankees shouldn't do: Drive drunk and pilot airplanes. They tend to result in deadly crashes.
Can you do us a favor internet tough guy.............. please go play in traffic. Edit: I do not like Baseball and certainly I am not a Yankee fan but this guy is a festering bag of douche.
According to the New York Post, he was at a place called Automatic Slims in Ft. Lauderdale drinking vodka tonics. She was a mother of two on her way home from a waittressing job at a place called Original Steakhouse. Ironically, she was trying to get off the night shift because she did not like driving home late at night.
Here ya go my baseball buddies. ____________________________________________________________ Ex-Yankee Leyritz charged with DUI, killing another driver December 28, 2007 http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-leyritz-fatalcrash&prov=ap&type=lgns FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz was arrested Friday on charges of driving under the influence and killing a driver after his car crashed into hers. Leyritz was charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI property damage, said Detective Kathy Collins, Fort Lauderdale police spokeswoman. He posted the $11,000 bond and was released from Broward County jail. Police believe alcohol was involved in the crash, though investigators are awaiting results of blood alcohol tests, Collins said. Leyritz played for six major league teams, starred in the 1996 World Series and was last in the majors in 2000. Leyritz, who lives in Davie, turned 44 Thursday. It could not be determined if he had a lawyer. A telephone message left on an answering machine at the home address he gave police was not immediately returned. Fort Lauderdale authorities got a call at 3:20 a.m. that a crash occurred in the city's entertainment district, Collins said. She said Leyritz was driving a 2006 Ford Expedition when he collided at an intersection with 30-year-old Fredia Ann Veitch of Plantation, who was driving a 2000 Mitsubishi Montero. Veitch was ejected from the car, police said. She died at Broward General Medical Center, Collins said. Witnesses told police Leyritz had a red light. Officers on the scene observed Leyritz to have red, watery eyes, a flushed face and an odor of alcohol, police said. Leyritz was told Veitch had died and he was asked to submit to a blood test, police said. "After he refused, Leyritz was informed that blood would be taken above his refusal," the police statement said. In 1996, Leyritz hit a home run for the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the World Series against Atlanta. The homer made it 6-6, and the Yankees went on to win in 10 innings. New York took the Series in six games for its first title in 18 years. Leyritz was mostly a catcher during his 11 seasons, averaging .264 with 90 homers. He also played for the Angels, Rangers, Red Sox, Padres and Dodgers.
