Troy drives the wrong way. Charged with drunk driving
Saturday, October 20, 2012 by: SooToday.com Staff
CITY POLICE
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On October 20, 2012 at approximately 1:53 a.m. City Police observed a 2006 Pontiac driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
Further investigation revealed the accused had consumed alcohol and given a road side test which he failed.
The accused was arrested for consuming over the legal limit.
The accused was transported to the police station for a breathalyzer test.
Troy Rizzo, age 44 of 17 Hearst Street will appear in court on the 19th day of November 2012 at 9 a.m.
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N1T5 101 10/20/2012 1:26:31 PM ReportOf course he has cop brother or cousin so he's out on a promise to appear lol even tho he could have killed someone
moem 10/20/2012 3:35:40 PM ReportIt doesn't actually say he was released on promise but I'm sure he was, generally they all are, drunk drivers in my opinion are pretty much the worst criminals we have here in the Soo and the biggest risk however the stories that garner the most comments and discussion on here are the petty thieves and drug addicts, I'm guessing it's because many fine upstanding citizens and people of good means think it's okay to have a few drinks and still drive, but stealing a lawnmower or some jewelry is unacceptable lol
frauleinbroomhilda 10/20/2012 6:32:08 PM ReportMoem...I may be the first person to give you a compliment on what you've written...but you are so right. Every day of the week...people that are definitely over the legal limit of drinking are getting behind the wheels of their cars. Entrapment or not...I'd wait down the street from our local bars or the border with a ride program and nail all these drunks. What ever happened to D.D.s? Our police force certainly would be busy with this crime. Also...get involved with the neighbourhood watch. Let's try and protect each other!!!
moem 10/20/2012 8:48:49 PM ReportMany years ago when I took driving school a young woman came to our class to speak about her loved one who was killed by a drunk driver up by burger king, I have never forgotten that tragic story, and can honestly say I have never ever put the keys in the ignition after having even 1 drink! People who get their licenses now using the graduated licensing system can't have any alcohol until they have their full license... Why is that? Are we somehow safer on the streets when a more experienced driver has a few drinks??? Wouldn't it be nice if everyone drank responsibly?? I remember when some bars used to give free pop to the DD, what happened to those days??? The Toronto transit commission has free transit new years eve, we should do that here, it would be worth the cost to do that here, and perhaps even provide bus service until 3 am,
frauleinbroomhilda 10/20/2012 9:53:57 PM ReportAgain Moem you speak perfectly. I respect your wisdom and words. Come on Sault Ste. Marie,ON. `You know who you are. Please don`t drink and drive!!! My children are young and I don`t want them to learn from people that act irresponsibly. Be SAFE!! Be an example!!!!
VRM 10/21/2012 2:07:21 AM ReportWhile I do not condone or have any sympathy for anyone charged with alcohol related offences like this, I think we all need to stop making false accusations and assuming we know the facts. While I love this site for it's information about local ongoings, I am sometimes discouraged by how the comments turn out.
This is one of those cases. Making a remark about having family on the force is such a blatant assumption that does no good to anyone. May I make it totally clear that there is zero evidence saying this man wasn't a fraction of a percentage point over the limit, which may be two beer these days, and just happened to make a quick left/right onto a oneway street with the intention of immediately turning onto another (as so avoid a large loop). Im not saying its the most probable case, but it isn't impossible by any means. Truth is, none of us know, and none of us should accuse or pretend to know this man was capable of harming someone or not in the state (that we do not know) he was in. Like I said, two beer can put most adults these days over the "legal limit". Lets stop being vultures and start acting like positive people and discuss solutions rather than slander.
moem 10/21/2012 8:28:04 AM ReportYour use if legal limit in quotes is fascinating to me as it is in fact the legal limit as determined by law and you certainly sound sympathetic!! Anyone who is over the legal limit is impaired that's the end of it, there are no fractions over etc I know plenty of people who claim they drive better drunk, who claim 6 beer doesn't affect them blah blah, the limit is the limit period and we do not need any further evidence than what is here, I agree with the comment about relatives on the force being wrong though maybe they know this man, I just want to know why it is that on drunk driving articles people defend them but on articles about theft of property etc people make fun of them call them names and don't search for any mitigating factors, I'd rather have my child live next door to a petty thief than an impaired driver and yes 2 drinks can put someone over the limit, and if that's the case than they would be impaired so hey here's an idea instead of driving make other arrangements!!! What is wrong with people today just don't take the chances
moem 10/21/2012 8:44:16 AM ReportSorry VRM I forgot to ask how much over the legal limit is acceptable to you, we are talking about someone who was traveling the wrong way on a one way street!! What if someone had been crossing and didn't look both ways bc it's a one way ( though I always do bc of the number of careless and drunk drivers we have) what if a child had been struck would you have had the guts to post such a comment then???
VRM 10/21/2012 12:20:02 PM ReportMoem
I do understand where you are coming from, as I have had a relative who was severely injured by a drunk driver. While I am in no way defending this man, I am not making accusations either.
You have to understand that "impaired" is a relative term when it is used by the legal system. The truth behind the legal side of things, is that the so called level of impairment is, and has been changing constantly. The definition of impairment has easily been 100% - 200% more strict in the past decade, and rightfully so. While your point of people claiming to drive better drunk is totally absurd, and I agree ( People who say these things or think they drive better or do drive impaired (actual physical impairment and not a generic number associated by government)- the fact of the matter is that two beer can put someone over the limit, even though scientifically, the majority of people can metabolize and withstand that level without showing any impairment in scientific trials.
Don't lecture me by bringing up the worst case scenario. This is another assumption that is purely that. While I agree with you on many theoretical points, I won't sit here and make assumptions at the exact details. It is, and always will be useless. All I am saying is that unless you know the exact details of the level alcohol he had consumed, his ability to metabolize (If the man had 3-4+ drinks I have no sympathy whatsoever then) then no one has the right to make accusations.
The simple fact of the matter is that the government may someday assert that if I consume a pasta sauce containing a marginal amount of white wine that puts me at a 0.000001 level, I am by definition impaired, while by all levels of realism, am not impaired.
I myself have made a right onto a left flowing street when zero people are in sight, because my next turn was less than 10 feet away. Think Tancred street intersected by wellington by St Marys (Which happens to be close to this gentleman's residence) That is illegal, yet done frequently by many. Statisically done more by non-impaired than impaired. That is of course restating the genericness of the term.
moem 10/21/2012 1:23:06 PM ReportOh okay so we as a society should just sit down and talk about which laws we think are necessary and which ones we can disregard then, so for now we can assume that your vote is for disregarding the one way street law and the legal alcohol limit law, are there any others?? You are right we don't know the details we don't know how far over he was but that is why we rely on the police to make those judgments likely if he were a smudge over they would have given him a brief suspension but since he has a court date we can infer that they felt he was impaired. And police can't give a random breathalyzer test without just cause ie appearing impaired, though they might have gone with the odds that driving the wrong way was just cause and as for the point about doing it when there are no cars around... I guess we know for sure there was at least one other car around unless the police were walking lol
moem 10/21/2012 1:57:50 PM ReportOh VRM I forgot to ask you mention you only argue facts not feelings can you give me the reference so I can look up that statistic about how many illegal turns are made on Wellington at tancred and the percentages that are sober vs impaired... Thank you I didn't even realize we had these kinds of stats available I would love to read that one and any other corners you might have the stats for, I'm really enjoying this debate now bc at first I thought you were speculating but now that you brought up statistics I realized you must work in this field or read a lot of stats etc so it makes for a better debate lmao
moem 10/21/2012 2:40:53 PM ReportImpaired is not actually a relative term, in this instance it has been quantified! And which is it 100 or 200% more strict or is it in between, don't tell someone that they "have to understand " something that you haven't taken the time to research to provide the fact and the reason they have a blood alcohol level is to quantify impairment and eliminate the extraneous variables that you mention like metabolizing alcohol.
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