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La Russa pleads guilty to DUI
West Palm Beach, FL (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pleaded guilty to driving under the influence Wednesday.
"We addressed this matter with Tony last season and the nature of those discussions will remain private," Cardinals chairman William Dewitt said. "We have been
satisfied with Tony's responsible approach to this issue and we respect his decision. With today's news, our ball club considers the matter closed."
La Russa was arrested in March when undercover officers saw his dark blue Ford SUV stopped at an intersection. The vehicle sat through two cycles of
green lights and an unidentified driver behind La Russa's car was forced to drive around the vehicle.
At that point, officers approached the vehicle and found La Russa slumped over in the driver's seat with the engine running. After not responding to repeated knocking on the windows, a patrol offic
er was summoned and La Russa finally responded.
The officer noted the odor of alcohol on La Russa's breath and the Cardinals manager was asked to step from the vehicle for standard sobriety tests.
It was determined that there was probable cause to arrest La Russa for driving under the influence of
alcohol, a misdemeanor. He was arrested and transported to the Palm Beach County Jail.
Breath samples provided by La Russa showed his blood alcohol content at .093.
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