Police Want to Question Briggs Following Possible Hit and Run

If he was drinking, it wasn't the dumbest move to ditch the car and come back after the booze is out of his system. I mean, if no one else was involved it wasn't the worst idea as it preserves plausible deniability. I don't think there's anyway Goodell could suspend him for this.

True. However, Hit and Run is usually a felony. I'm not sure what the laws are in Illinois, but if it is a felony then that might not be too much better than a DUI.

If it's only one car involved, is that hit and run?

Questions for the zen masters:

If a car crashes in the woods, does it make any sound?

What sound does one car crashing make?

If I would blow a .25, should I run from a one car accident?

The honorable Wikipedia says:

Hit-and-run is the crime of colliding with a person, their personal property (including their motor vehicle), or a fixture, and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards.

I'm guessing the light pole constitutes a fixture.

Hit and run (vehicular - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_and_run_(vehicular))

True. However, Hit and Run is usually a felony. I'm not sure what the laws are in Illinois, but if it is a felony then that might not be too much better than a DUI.
Hit and run isn't usually a felony unless there's personal injury involved.

Hit and run isn't usually a felony unless there's personal injury involved.

I see. Good to know. I heard some reporters talking about it on the news, and they said that some states' hit and run laws don't apply to single car accidents. Although, they didn't say whether that was the case for Illinois.

My old roommate got a leaving the scene of a accident when he was drinking. Smartest move he ever made. He did have to attend ASAP because of suspison of alcohol (his person smelled of alcohol when the cop came to his house), but otherwise just a fine of like $250 and a couple of points on his record.

I see. Good to know. I heard some reporters talking about it on the news, and they said that some states' hit and run laws don't apply to single car accidents. Although, they didn't say whether that was the case for Illinois.
Well, I checked Illinois' statutes and it looks like this type of accident would be classified as a class A misdemeanor. I'm not sure what type of punishment there is for this kind of misdemeanor. Most likely it would be either a fine and court cost, temporary license suspension or some type of unsupervised probation possibly.

DUI possibly? Maybe he did what Hulk Hogan's kid did and just decided to floor it and lost control. If that isn't it then DUI for sure. You don't abandon a Lamborghini unless you could get nailed for something that can land you behind bars or some very bad press. They can tell by skid marks how fast you were going so he could have just bolted after the wreck. My guess is DUI though, but don't quote me on it.

Good thing we kept McIntosh, instead of trading him for Briggs. The way Rocky looks now he might end up being better than Briggs. No wonder why the Bears wanted him so bad.

I agree with you on that point. Rocky looks great in our defensive scheme.