Cardinals Pitcher Josh Hancock Dies in Car Crash

[UK1679666180]

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/8020B48D713D6B02862572D1004FD1D8?OpenDocument

 

Assumptions confirmed as far as being under the influence. Disappointing that someone could make such a mistake yet fortunate no one else was involved.

[Chris]

dang

[killthegoat06]

Wow. The plot certainly has thickened.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

What does MLB do about marijuana going forward?

[daske17]

What does MLB do about marijuana going forward?

 

Isn't that something that would be tested under the current drug policy?

[UMFan83]

Wow, so he was twice the legal limit, stoned and talking on his cell phone while not wearing a seat belt. Not a great decision. Makes you think about when you do dumb or dangerous things. Do you want your loved ones finding out this is how you died?

[Garwilly]

Twice the legal limit.

8.5 grams of weed.

On a cell phone.

No seat belt. (Though they say it wouldn't have mattered)

 

 

Is that four strikes?

[UMFan83]

Twice the legal limit.

8.5 grams of weed.

On a cell phone.

No seat belt. (Though they say it wouldn't have mattered)

 

 

Is that four strikes?

 

I'd probably say you are at least 20 times more likely to be involved in a fatal accident under those conditions then if you were stone cold sober, with both hands on the wheel and a seat belt.

[Keener98]

8.55 grams of weed? So he pretty much had a quarter right? Add that into the .157 and ya he was messed up. He was almost twice the legal driving limit and had been smoking weed. He is very lucky to not have killed someone, and I really wonder how much the Cardinals knew about his drinking/smoking problem. It sounds from other articles that they "knew" he had a drinking problem and had "talked" to him about it. Doesnt MLB test for weed? How often? Then again its not hard to pass a piss test i guess.

[daske17]

After the LaRussa and Hancock DUI incidents, when does the Cardinal front office remove all alcohol from the clubhouse and start providing mandatory alcohol counseling?

 

They must have an idea of those who drink on the team to excess.

[SouthSideRyan]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

[RegulusBlue]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

 

Uhhh....

 

Whatever, dude.

[UMFan83]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

 

True, we don't need to jump to conclusions. But almost a quarter of weed and a pipe in a rented vehicle doesn't exactly scream innocence.

[UK1679666180]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

 

Given the situation, he probably wasn't high at the time. Simply b/c of the timeframe of leaving the stadium, heading out to Shannon's, and then going to a diff. spot, he would've had to light up in the car. They'll prob. find pot in his system just not from that night.

[jersey cubs fan]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

 

Given the situation, he probably wasn't high at the time. Simply b/c of the timeframe of leaving the stadium, heading out to Shannon's, and then going to a diff. spot, he would've had to light up in the car. They'll prob. find pot in his system just not from that night.

 

People light up in cars all the time, as well as in the parking lot before pulling out. I don't know many people who keep weed on them who don't take every chance to smoke it. It was in his rental car, that he had just gotten a couple days before. In my experience, the people who have weed with them in a car, will not hesitate to smoke, especially once they're already buzzed. I would be surprised if he hadn't smoke some.

[Soriano12]

wow, can't really feel sorry for the guy now, at least he didn't take anyone else with him.

[UK1679666180]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

 

Given the situation, he probably wasn't high at the time. Simply b/c of the timeframe of leaving the stadium, heading out to Shannon's, and then going to a diff. spot, he would've had to light up in the car. They'll prob. find pot in his system just not from that night.

 

People light up in cars all the time, as well as in the parking lot before pulling out. I don't know many people who keep weed on them who don't take every chance to smoke it. It was in his rental car, that he had just gotten a couple days before. In my experience, the people who have weed with them in a car, will not hesitate to smoke, especially once they're already buzzed. I would be surprised if he hadn't smoke some.

 

That would be the only way, he couldn't light it while driving.

[Chocolate Milk]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

 

Given the situation, he probably wasn't high at the time. Simply b/c of the timeframe of leaving the stadium, heading out to Shannon's, and then going to a diff. spot, he would've had to light up in the car. They'll prob. find pot in his system just not from that night.

 

People light up in cars all the time, as well as in the parking lot before pulling out. I don't know many people who keep weed on them who don't take every chance to smoke it. It was in his rental car, that he had just gotten a couple days before. In my experience, the people who have weed with them in a car, will not hesitate to smoke, especially once they're already buzzed. I would be surprised if he hadn't smoke some.

 

That would be the only way, he couldn't light it while driving.

 

Sure he could have. It isn't a difficult procedure.

[Yeti]

 

That would be the only way, he couldn't light it while driving.

how do you figure? ever steer with your knee? theres always time at traffic lights too

[Keener98]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

 

Given the situation, he probably wasn't high at the time. Simply b/c of the timeframe of leaving the stadium, heading out to Shannon's, and then going to a diff. spot, he would've had to light up in the car. They'll prob. find pot in his system just not from that night.

 

People light up in cars all the time, as well as in the parking lot before pulling out. I don't know many people who keep weed on them who don't take every chance to smoke it. It was in his rental car, that he had just gotten a couple days before. In my experience, the people who have weed with them in a car, will not hesitate to smoke, especially once they're already buzzed. I would be surprised if he hadn't smoke some.

 

That would be the only way, he couldn't light it while driving.

 

Why couldnt he light it while driving?

[jersey cubs fan]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

 

Given the situation, he probably wasn't high at the time. Simply b/c of the timeframe of leaving the stadium, heading out to Shannon's, and then going to a diff. spot, he would've had to light up in the car. They'll prob. find pot in his system just not from that night.

 

People light up in cars all the time, as well as in the parking lot before pulling out. I don't know many people who keep weed on them who don't take every chance to smoke it. It was in his rental car, that he had just gotten a couple days before. In my experience, the people who have weed with them in a car, will not hesitate to smoke, especially once they're already buzzed. I would be surprised if he hadn't smoke some.

 

That would be the only way, he couldn't light it while driving.

 

Sure he could have. It isn't a difficult procedure.

 

In fact, it would make a lot of sense to explain the crash. It's definitely not out of the realm of possibility that he smoked while driving.

[UK1679666180]

Going down the freeway at a good rate of speed. Drunk. Packing the pipe. The other hand holding the pipe. Then, the other reaching for a lighter. Then trying to light it.

 

It wouldn't happen while driving.

[SouthSideRyan]

Having the weed in his car doesn't mean he had been smoking it recently.

 

Uhhh....

 

Whatever, dude.

 

I see your point now.

[Keener98]

Going down the freeway at a good rate of speed. Drunk. Packing the pipe. The other hand holding the pipe. Then, the other reaching for a lighter. Then trying to light it.

 

It wouldn't happen while driving.

 

Whos to say the pipe wasnt packed already? Believe me, it can be done if the person wants it, and not that difficulty involved.

[Laura]

He was talking on his cell phone when the accident happened.