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When Bruce Smith heads to Canton, Ohio for the Pro Football Hall of Fame next month we know he won't be driving himself. The former Bills great had his license suspended for a year by a judge in Norfolk, Va., for refusing a breathalizer test after being stopped for speeding in June. He also received a 90-day suspended sentence and a $350 fine.
Smith is appealing the conviction. According to his lawyer, Smith had trouble completing the field sobriety test after being stopped because of multiple knee injuries during his NFL career. That maybe true, but why refuse the breathalizer test? Seems to me that would have cleared everything up, unless he really was drunk. Smith had to know that refusing the test is an admission of guilt as far as the law is concerned.
However, the charges don't change the fact that Smith was a great player and deserving of induction to the Hall of Fame. Five years from now, we'll remember all of his sacks and not for being caught half in the bag.
---Allen Wilson
When Bruce Smith heads to Canton, Ohio for the Pro Football Hall of Fame next month we know he won't be driving himself. The former Bills great had his license suspended for a year by a judge in Norfolk, Va., for refusing a breathalizer test after being stopped for speeding in June. He also received a 90-day suspended sentence and a $350 fine.
Smith is appealing the conviction. According to his lawyer, Smith had trouble completing the field sobriety test after being stopped because of multiple knee injuries during his NFL career. That maybe true, but why refuse the breathalizer test? Seems to me that would have cleared everything up, unless he really was drunk. Smith had to know that refusing the test is an admission of guilt as far as the law is concerned.
However, the charges don't change the fact that Smith was a great player and deserving of induction to the Hall of Fame. Five years from now, we'll remember all of his sacks and not for being caught half in the bag.
---Allen Wilson
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