Founder of Crocs Arrested for DUI, Blames Taylor Swift

The founder of Crocs shoes was arrested last week for driving drunk after he was allegedly discovered unconscious in his Porsche, but he had a bizarre excuse for his behavior, according to a report from Reuters.

 

Sources say that, when he was approached by Colorado police, George Boedecker said he hadn’t been driving the car. When officers asked who had been driving, Boedecker said his “girlfriend,” pop singer Taylor Swift, had been behind the wheel.

 

The responding officers, naturally, were not convinced, so they pressed Boedecker about the location of his girlfriend, who was nowhere to be seen when officers approached the car.

 

In response, Boedecker reportedly pointed to a nearby yard and claimed that Swift was hiding there. After a cursory search, police officers failed to find the 22-year-old singer, who, luckily, was thousands of miles away at the time.

 

Unfortunately for the entrepreneur and founder of the popular Crocs shoe line, Boedecker’s bizarre behavior did not stop after the claims about his imaginary relationship with Taylor Swift.

 

When the police tried to take the 51-year-old millionaire into custody, he told them he had “17 (expletive) homes” and when police asked him to perform a field sobriety test, he told them “I’m not doing your (expletive) maneuvers,” according to sources. Boedecker’s colorful language, as well as his failure to perform the field sobriety test, could lead to extra jail time or increased fines if he is convicted for a DUI.

 

In many states, DUI laws state that drivers implicitly consent to certain sobriety tests when they get behind the wheel of a car. In these states, if drivers fail to perform they test, they may be presumed drunk, and could face a heavier sentence.

 

Sources are not sure if Colorado consent laws cover field sobriety test, although the state does have a consent law with respect to breathalyzer tests, which measure drivers’ levels of intoxication in a non-invasive manner.

 

Of course, if Boedecker made any physical contact with the police officers, or attempted to flee the scene of the crime, he could’ve faced additional charges of resisting arrest.

 

So the lesson to be learned from Boedecker’s bizarre arrest is, first, do not drink and drive. It’s simply not worth the danger or the potential legal consequences.

And second, if you do happen to be pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk, be on your best behavior when dealing with the police. Giving the police trouble only dares them to add extra charges to the DUI.

 

If you have been charged with DUI, or involved in an accident with a drunk driver, call me, Christopher L. Jackson, Attorney at Law, at (859) 261-1111.

 

 

 

 

The founder of Crocs shoes was arresteThe founder of Crocs shoes was arrested last week for driving drunk after he was allegedly discovered unconscious in his Porsche, but he had a bizarre excuse for his behavior, according to a report from Reuters.

Sources say that, when he was approached by Colorado police, George Boedecker said he hadn’t been driving the car. When officers asked who had been driving, Boedecker said his “girlfriend,” pop singer Taylor Swift, had been behind the wheel.

The responding officers, naturally, were not convinced, so they pressed Boedecker about the location of his girlfriend, who was nowhere to be seen when officers approached the car.

In response, Boedecker reportedly pointed to a nearby yard and claimed that Swift was hiding there. After a cursory search, police officers failed to find the 22-year-old singer, who, luckily, was thousands of miles away at the time.

Unfortunately for the entrepreneur and founder of the popular Crocs shoe line, Boedecker’s bizarre behavior did not stop after the claims about his imaginary relationship with Taylor Swift.

When the police tried to take the 51-year-old millionaire into custody, he told them he had “17 (expletive) homes” and when police asked him to perform a field sobriety test, he told them “I’m not doing your (expletive) maneuvers,” according to sources.

 

And Boedecker’s colorful language, as well as his failure to perform the field sobriety test, could lead to extra jail time or increased fines if he is convicted for a DUI.

In many states, DUI laws state that drivers implicitly consent to certain sobriety tests when they get behind the wheel of a car. In these states, if drivers fail to perform they test, they may be presumed drunk, and could face a heavier sentence.

Sources are not sure if Colorado consent laws cover field sobriety test, although the state does have a consent law with respect to breathalyzer tests, which measure drivers’ levels of intoxication in a non-invasive manner.

Of course, if Boedecker made any physical contact with the police officers, or attempted to flee the scene of the crime, he could’ve faced additional charges of resisting arrest.

So the lesson to be learned from Boedecker’s bizarre arrest is, first, do not drink and drive. It’s simply not worth the danger or the potential legal consequences.

And second, if you do happen to be pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk, be on your best behavior when dealing with the police. Giving the police trouble only dares them to add extra charges to the DUI.

d last week for drunk driving after he was allegedly discovered unconscious in his Porsche, but he had a bizarre excuse for his behavior, according to a report from Reuters.

Sources say that, when he was approached by Colorado police, George Boedecker said he hadn’t been driving the car. When officers asked who had been driving, Boedecker said his “girlfriend,” pop singer Taylor Swift, had been behind the wheel.

The responding officers, naturally, were not convinced, so they pressed Boedecker about the location of his girlfriend, who was nowhere to be seen when officers approached the car.

In response, Boedecker reportedly pointed to a nearby yard and claimed that Swift was hiding there. After a cursory search, police officers failed to find the 22-year-old singer, who, luckily, was thousands of miles away at the time.

Unfortunately for the entrepreneur and founder of the popular Crocs shoe line, Boedecker’s bizarre behavior did not stop after the claims about his imaginary relationship with Taylor Swift.

When the police tried to take the 51-year-old millionaire into custody, he told them he had “17 (expletive) homes” and when police asked him to perform a field sobriety test, he told them “I’m not doing your (expletive) maneuvers,” according to sources.

And Boedecker’s colorful language, as well as his failure to perform the field sobriety test, could lead to extra jail time or increased fines if he is convicted for a DUI.

In many states, DUI laws state that drivers implicitly consent to certain sobriety tests when they get behind the wheel of a car. In these states, if drivers fail to perform they test, they may be presumed drunk, and could face a heavier sentence.

Sources are not sure if Colorado consent laws cover field sobriety test, although the state does have a consent law with respect to breathalyzer tests, which measure drivers’ levels of intoxication in a non-invasive manner.

Of course, if Boedecker made any physical contact with the police officers, or attempted to flee the scene of the crime, he could’ve faced additional charges of resisting arrest.

So the lesson to be learned from Boedecker’s bizarre arrest is, first, do not drink and drive. It’s simply not worth the danger or the potential legal consequences.

And second, if you do happen to be pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk, be on your best behavior when dealing with the police. Giving the police trouble only dares them to add extra charges to the DUI.

Problems with The Intoxilyzer 8000

 Charged with DUI or OVI in Cincinnati, Ohio? 

Did you take a test on the new Intoxilyzer 8000?  

 

The Intoxilyzer 8000 has been in service in Ohio since 2009.  It has come under some heavy fire from defense lawyers across Ohio. OVI and DUI lawyers in Cincinnati, Ohio are winning cases against the Intoxilyzer 8000 for the following reasons:

 

• It can take as many as 20 tries to get a valid result.
• The Intoxilyzer 8000 is not in compliance with the Ohio Dept. of Health (ODH) Regulations.
• The state is unable to prove the Intoxilyzer 8000 is a reliable machine.
• The state is unable to obtain the testimony of necessary witnesses from ODH, like the person that calibrated the machine or placed it into service.
• The state’s expert from ODH was not tested as required by Ohio Administrative Regulations before being issued a valid operator access card to use the Intoxilyzer 8000, but was in fact “given” a card by the director of ODH.
• The ODH does not have the source code and does not know the patent number of the Intoxilyzer 8000.  The source code from the manufacturer would allow third parties to test the reliability of the software program that calculates the blood alcohol content from a breath sample.
• The ODH does not know who decided to purchase the Intoxilyzer 8000 and does not know who was on the governor’s committee that reviewed the Intoxilyzer 8000, or what that committee’s recommendation was to the Director of ODH as to the Intoxilyzer 8000.
• The ODH has told courts that the records are maintained on the website, but some records have gone missing, were never available, and in fact the disclaimer on the website says that they make no guarantee of the accuracy of  The ODH has not been able to testify as to why it believes the Intoxilyzer 8000 is a reliable machine for testing breath in OVI cases.
• One judge went so far as to say in his opinion that he has heard no evidence from ODH to lead him to believe that the machine is accurate and reliable.
• In many cases the court suppressed the evidence from the Intoxilyzer 8000 machine.

If you have been charge with DUI or have any issue with driving under the influence in Cincinnati or Northern Kentucky, call me,  Christopher L. Jackson, Attorney at Law, at (859) 261-1111.