Zack Scott DWI Charge

[G-Fafif]

Acting General Manager Zack Scott is facing driving while intoxicated charges after he was busted dozing in his car in White Plains, The Post has learned. Scott, 44, was nabbed at 4:17 a.m. Tuesday when cops caught him snoozing in a 2018 Toyota on South Lexington Avenue near the federal courthouse, White Plains Police Capt. James Spencer said Wednesday. The embattled GM refused to give blood or submit to a breathalyzer but underwent a field sobriety test and failed, Spencer said. He was charged and released and is due back in White Plains City Court on Thursday. Scott's arrest is the latest hit for the Metropolitans, who have been struggling on the field and reeling from a series of controversies off the diamond in recent months. The team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.

https://nypost.com/2021/09/01/mets-gm-zack-scott-busted-for-drunk-driving-in-white-plains/https://nypost.com/2021/09/01/mets-gm-zack-scott-busted-for-drunk-driving-in-white-plains/

[kcmets]

Ruh roh!

[G-Fafif]

[Chad ochoseis]

So, he was dozing in his car? Parked, I assume?



I've read that, legally, sleeping off a drunk inside a parked car is considered DUI, but it's always struck me as ridiculous.

[MFS62]

If we find out he was working under the influence in the weeks prior to the trading deadline, can we get a do-over on some of the players he passed on?

As I've posted before, I believe drunk driving is a serious crime that should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. There is no excuse for it.

But sleeping it off in a parked vehicle means to me that he was aware of his situation and didn't want to endanger anyone (including himself). I need more details to know if that was the case.



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Edited September 1, 2021 by Guest

[A Boy Named Seo]

Jeez, Sandy sure can pick 'em. Time for a complete overhaul of the upper rungs.

[Edgy MD]

No.



But thumbs down to Scott.

[seawolf17]

Load him into a cannon and fire him into Flushing Bay.

[Ceetar]

Chad ochoseis wrote: So, he was dozing in his car? Parked, I assume? I've read that, legally, sleeping off a drunk inside a parked car is considered DUI, but it's always struck me as ridiculous.

I think if you're not in the driver's seat and don't have the keys, it's fine.



But like yeah, if a cop arrests you for dozing in the bar parking lot, that's not cool. But if you're just on some random street (didn't even say if he was parked or not) , the idea that you were just sleeping it off doesn't really fly.



he loses his license for 6 months, but that's probably all that happens.

[Ceetar]

of course, I'm sure that ended before 4am.



Also, we're only assuming this was booze. It could've been anything.

[G-Fafif]

Jeff Passan:

The fundraiser at Mets owner Steve Cohen's house before the arrest was Monday night, sources told ESPN.

[kcmets]

Chad ochoseis wrote: So, he was dozing in his car? Parked, I assume? I've read that, legally, sleeping off a drunk inside a parked car is considered DUI, but it's always struck me as ridiculous.

I think depends on if the keys are in the ignition or if the engine is

running or other dumb shit. (in addition to the obvious dumb shit)

If you're sleeping in a car and have half a bottle of whiskey sitting

on the passenger seat one could argue it down to an open container

and/or public drunkenness I suppose.



He was toast Mets wise anyways, he just popped up early before done.

[Edgy MD]

It strikes me for the first time that Cohen lives in Stamford, so Bobby Valentine is running to be his mayor.

[nymr83]

its going to vary from state to state, but even if the keys arent in the ignition they can still make reasonable inferences. for example, in the bar's parking lot? maybe just sleeping it off. on the side of the high way? obviously drunk driving.

[G-Fafif]

[Lefty Specialist]

=seawolf17 post_id=76184 time=1630525600 user_id=91]
Load him into a cannon and fire him into Flushing Bay.

[Ceetar]

i dunno about 'safe to say'



he's gonna lose his license for 6 months, and that's probably it, legally.



I mean, he might've been gone anyway, but baseball doesn't typically care about this stuff.

[nymr83]

=Ceetar post_id=76197 time=1630529731 user_id=102]
i dunno about 'safe to say'



he's gonna lose his license for 6 months, and that's probably it, legally.



I mean, he might've been gone anyway, but baseball doesn't typically care about this stuff.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Maybe he wasnt dozing it off. Maybe he fell asleep at a red light. With the motor running.

[Ceetar]

The Tony La Russa special. Who's managing the White Sox.

[Edgy MD]

It's something that it was a party at Cohen's hoose and all these players and team personnel were there and nobody noticed the GM in no shape to drive.

[batmagadanleadoff]

If Cohen's party ended at 9PM and Scott was arrested at 4AM, Scott made some lengthy pit stops in between.

[Ceetar]

I guess it depends how long he was asleep.



also where he lives, if that's even "on the way" home seems unlikely.

[Edgy MD]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=76208 time=1630533850 user_id=68]
If Cohen's party ended at 9PM and Scott was arrested at 4AM, Scott made some lengthy pit stops in between.

[nymr83]

=Ceetar post_id=76202 time=1630530501 user_id=102]
The Tony La Russa special. Who's managing the White Sox.

[nymr83]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=76200 time=1630530109 user_id=68]
Maybe he wasnt dozing it off. Maybe he fell asleep at a red light. With the motor running.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Maybe he wasnt dozing it off. Maybe he fell asleep at a red light. With the motor running. The story did not say it was a RED light...

That's why I wrote "Maybe".



It didn't say that Scott's car was parked on the side of the road or street either.

[Ceetar]

previous job? It hasn't even been a year!

[A Boy Named Seo]

Maybe he wasnt dozing it off. Maybe he fell asleep at a red light. With the motor running. The story did not say it was a RED light...

Good guess anyway. Per The Athletic:

Scott, 44, was discovered asleep at the wheel of his Toyota Highlander by a White Plains police officer at approximately 4:17 a.m., according to a statement from Capt. James Spencer of the White Plains police department. Scott's car was observed sitting at an intersection. He failed a field sobriety test at the scene and refused a chemical breath test, according to Spencer.

https://theathletic.com/2803648/2021/09/01/with-mets-acting-gm-zack-scott-facing-dwi-charge-where-does-the-organization-go-from-here/?source=user_shared_articlehttps://theathletic.com/2803648/2021/09/01/with-mets-acting-gm-zack-scott-facing-dwi-charge-where-does-the-organization-go-from-here/?source=user_shared_article

[MFS62]

Well, there goes the theory that he was safely sleeping it off.

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