Jacksonville Jaguars running back Denard Robinson was the driver in a car that had ended up in a pond.
Robinson and his passenger were asleep or passed out when police arrived after 4 a.m. Sunday, where the front side of the black Chevy Impala was submerged in water.
The police report detailed what the police found, from First Coast News:
The driver (Denard Robinson) opened his eyes and then went back to sleep. I continued
to knock on the window until the passenger Marissa Staples woke up and rolled the window down and said “what’s up”.I explained that their vehicle was in a pond and that they needed to exit the vehicle. The passenger attempted to roll the window back up. I was able to reach in the vehicle and unlock the door so I could help the occupants exit the vehicle.
The passenger refused to exit the vehicle and had to be pulled out of the car. The driver was passed out during this whole process. I was able to wake the driver but had to turn the vehicle off and remove his seatbelt.
The driver thought he was on a road and did not want to exit the vehicle. I had to tell the driver multiple times his car was in a pond and was sinking so he needed to hurry up and get out.
The driver tried about three times to open the driver’s door which was theside that was under water. I had to keep reminding the driver to climb out of the passenger side because his door was in the water.
Robinson and his passenger were not hurt in the incident, and they were not charged with a crime. The former Michigan Wolverines quarterback tweeted Tuesday that he was involved in an accident and that he regretted driving that late:
— Denard Robinson (@DenardX) July 5, 2016
The Jaguars released a statement, according to First Coast News that said:
“The team is aware that running back Denard Robinson was involved in a single-car accident over the weekend and is thankful that nobody was injured.”
Thankfully things were not worse for Robinson and the passenger.
[FCN]
