Shawn Springs spends day in jail.

[redskin_rich]

Did anybody hear about this? I just ran across it on the local news site, I don't remember ever hearing about it. Not a big deal anyway.

http://www.nbc4.com/sports/6708919/detail.html

[RedskinRyan]

if its just 1 day, i guess it isnt that big of a deal, but i would kinda expect better from springs. although it was reckless driving(speeding), and who hasnt gotten that. well i havent, but i dont drive much.

[Santheb]

Damn Springs, 98 in a 65?

[RedskinRyan]

Damn Springs, 98 in a 65?

it was a mercedes :)

[redskin_rich]

if its just 1 day, i guess it isnt that big of a deal, but i would kinda expect better from springs. although it was reckless driving(speeding), and who hasnt gotten that. well i havent, but i dont drive much.
The thing is, everybody flies on the Greenway, if you aren't going 85 mph, you will get run off the road. I guess because he was so far above (reckless starts at 20 mph over the speed limit) he had to serve jail time and he lost his license for 6 months. That sucks, I better be more careful.

[Santheb]

it was a mercedes :)

He wasn't going nearly fast enough then :P

[JoeJacksonTaylor28]

Ok, now we have the fastest man of the nfl again :)

[RedskinRyan]

Ok, now we have the fastest man of the nfl again :)

:lol1:

and another birght side to this, he didnt pull the officer with him, and he didnt do a hit and run(so cowpuke fans cant say anything)

[LATrueRedskin]

Can't sit here and scold Shawn for wrong-doing, when I've been caught excessively speeding a bunch of times. Sometimes you gotta get what you paid for in an engine. :) This does come as shocking news, however.

[MoeRedskins]

Sucks he had to spend a night in jail for a reckless, but he was flyin. Surprised the cop was able to keep up with him.

[Discalced]

it was a mercedes :)

And he was late for work...

[The Skinsinator]

It would be hard not to drive very fast if you had the proper vehicle as Sean evidently does. I would be a bit more concerned about the 6 month license suspension. I had to learn the hard way awhile back that Illinois is the only state in the nation where you can't go to jail for excessive speeding. No one should ever be going 33 mph over the speed limit. Love his excuse though- definitely a "true Redskin."

[danny's stogie]

Can't sit here and scold Shawn for wrong-doing, when I've been caught excessively speeding a bunch of times. Sometimes you gotta get what you paid for in an engine. :) This does come as shocking news, however.

That's the spirit. :D

[HAWGZHEAD]

Speeding? http://www.smileys.ws/smls/sleeping/00000015.gif No biggie.

[Axegrinder]

We've all sped at one time or another,but it's still no excuse.
What if something happened?Would you feel the same way if some one was injured or killed?
That's a dangerous situation for everyone concerned.
I've been late for work too,but I've never drove 90 + to get there.
It's just plain stupid.

[CNYSkinFan]

Damn Springs, 98 in a 65?
Three words for you Sean:

Kellen Winslow Jr.

Drive safe buddy.

[CNYSkinFan]

We've all sped at one time or another,but it's still no excuse.
What if something happened?Would you feel the same way if some one was injured or killed?
That's a dangerous situation for everyone concerned.
I've been late for work too,but I've never drove 90 + to get there.
It's just plain stupid.
Yeah speeding is one thing, almost warping time on the freeway is another.

Dude gotta slow down lol

[HAWGZHEAD]

Three words for you Sean:

Kellen Winslow Jr.

Drive safe buddy.He wasn't tryin to do wheelies....:D

[helimech24]

Shoot, I drive between 80-90 MPH down 495 in the morning getting to work, and I have had PG county cops pass me. Not that big of a deal in the fast lane baby.

[whistleandthumb]

He shoulda pulled a Chris Tucker:


"I was late for church, officer..."

[redwolf1218]

they should have let him go to "driving school"...i think everyone has had a shot at that one time or another.

[redskin_rich]

they should have let him go to "driving school"...i think everyone has had a shot at that one time or another.
I bet he does have to go. My wife had to after 2 speeding tickets in a 6 month period, to reduce the points on her license.

[santanadasavior]

I'm not going to hold this against him, considering he was willing to give up an organ to his dad and effectively end his football career.

[Itoolu]

98 isnt nothin, I hit 160-170 on my bike consistantly. SS is still one of my favorites.

[dj_stouty]

170? Yikes...you need to be a bit more careful!

Anyway...anything under 100 is ok in my book. I roll over 80 every day on 495/66, and I'm passed frequently.

If I owned a car as nice as Spring's car, I'd probably push 100 also. :guilty:

[Santheb]

98 isnt nothin, I hit 160-170 on my bike consistantly. SS is still one of my favorites.

You're gonna end up as roadkill one day man :/

[FanFromArizona]

"going to work"?

WTH? It's the offseason I thought, was he reporting for duty?

[redskin_rich]

You're gonna end up as roadkill one day man :/
Agreed. Or worse, he will cause someone else to die too.
If you want to go over 100 mph, do it on a racetrack.

[BigPlayJay]

Kind of suprised he actually went to jail at all for excessive speed. You figure being a celeb and being able to afford a lawyer he would walk away with a hand slap.

I have been to court and seen people caught driving drunk that didn't spend a day in jail if they had a lawyer.

[Santheb]

Agreed. Or worse, he will cause someone else to die too.
If you want to go over 100 mph, do it on a racetrack.

160-170 is ridiculous, and not in the "omg cool" way. Its just stupid, honestly.

[santanadasavior]

160-170 is ridiculous, and not in the "omg cool" way. Its just stupid, honestly.

Seriously dude I don't know what you're thinking. Since your on a bike, one little rock and it could be the end. Take it down man.

[Axegrinder]

He's going to risk the publics safety over being late for work?
Please....What would Joe Gibbs think about this?

[becky]

"going to work"?

WTH? It's the offseason I thought, was he reporting for duty?


It says in the article that this happened back in September, I think he just paid the price for it now.

I know lots of people that regularly drive this fast, but slow down Shawn. Be safe, we need ya and so does your family!

[LATrueRedskin]

98 isnt nothin, I hit 160-170 on my bike consistantly. SS is still one of my favorites.

Where the hell do you do 170?

[bgforever]

Where the hell do you do 170?


Better yet, what is your address, liscense number, telephone number and make of your bike?

(Signed Officer O'Malley)

:)

[HAWGZHEAD]

Where the hell do you do 170?PS2?

[Warrior 007]

Thats funny but not funny. He said he was late for work. I guess he didn't want to be late for Gregg Williams Practice. He must of figured one day in jail was worse than being late for the Animal trainers practice!!!!!!
Now thats a core Redskin Guy.

:lol1:

[BurgundyNGold]

To my way of thinking, for the $$$ you pay to drive the Greenway you be allowed to speed. Let the mobile tax collectors pick up their revenue on 495.

[Ibleedburgundy]

Ok, now we have the fastest man of the nfl again :)

Ricky Williams got a ticket down in FLA for doing 128.

[DoGood]

Sounds like Itoolu said he goes 170 because he thought it was cool. It backfired. That's not cool, that's stupid.

[nicefellow31]

98 isnt nothin, I hit 160-170 on my bike consistantly. SS is still one of my favorites.
Do you have season tickets? I'm on the waiting list and I may be moving up if you keep riding at those types of speed:lol1: Be safe

[HAWGZHEAD]

Ricky Williams got a ticket down in FLA for doing 128.All while doing bong rips. :D

[gibbs4pres]

They wrote it up for 98. My guess he was pushing 120. I know 20 yrs ago I got pulled for 125 and the guy wrote it up as 74 so it wouldn't be reckless. Thanks again officer. Maybe the officer was giving him a break, you never know.

[bgforever]

You know when I read this, I thought:

"Hmm I wonder what carnival that was to pay to get out of jail for donations?"

Now I see it and the more I think about it, it is a lesson well learned. He must resist getting into risking other people in anything with him or others.

[redskin_rich]

They wrote it up for 98. My guess he was pushing 120. I know 20 yrs ago I got pulled for 125 and the guy wrote it up as 74 so it wouldn't be reckless. Thanks again officer. Maybe the officer was giving him a break, you never know.
It wouldn't be possible to drive 120 on that stretch of road unless he was in an Indy car. Its a windy road, its hard enough to stay on going 85.

[silverspring]

What can you say, dumb move. At least he wasn't drunk or anything like that.

[gibbs4pres]

It wouldn't be possible to drive 120 on that stretch of road unless he was in an Indy car. Its a windy road, its hard enough to stay on going 85.
I don't know Rich. if he was coming out of a corner at 85, that car could get there quick. I haven't been on that road for a while though.

[redskin_rich]

I don't know Rich. if he was coming out of a corner at 85, that car could get there quick. I haven't been on that road for a while though.
I live about a half mile from the end of it, a good portion of it has been closed down to 2 and even one lane for construction. If he were to have gone faster than 98 mph, it would have to be right after coming thru the toll booth on the Sterling end. Anyway, even at 98 mph, he is lucky all that happened is getting pulled over, hopefully he has learned his lesson.

[gibbs4pres]

I live about a half mile from the end of it, a good portion of it has been closed down to 2 and even one lane for construction. If he were to have gone faster than 98 mph, it would have to be right after coming thru the toll booth on the Sterling end. Anyway, even at 98 mph, he is lucky all that happened is getting pulled over, hopefully he has learned his lesson.
You are right, he is lucky. Now I guess he has a driver. Leave earlier next time Sean.

[bgforever]

Thats funny but not funny. He said he was late for work. I guess he didn't want to be late for Gregg Williams Practice. He must of figured one day in jail was worse than being late for the Animal trainers practice!!!!!!
Now thats a core Redskin Guy.

:lol1:

I can only think of one other practice you don't want to miss, but most of all, you don't want to be 5 minutes early (I am thinking NY Giants that is) :)

[ChiefPowhatan17]

98 mph on the greenway, come on Shawn you know there are cops all over that road.

[BigPlayJay]

They wrote it up for 98. My guess he was pushing 120. I know 20 yrs ago I got pulled for 125 and the guy wrote it up as 74 so it wouldn't be reckless. Thanks again officer. Maybe the officer was giving him a break, you never know.

That would make sense. still have hard time believing that he would go to jail for 98, when other celebs walk for much worse.

[CarMike]

if its just 1 day, i guess it isnt that big of a deal, but i would kinda expect better from springs. although it was reckless driving(speeding), and who hasnt gotten that. well i havent, but i dont drive much.
Says the guy who ran from several South Carolina State Troopers. ;)

[Chief Seeway]

Says the guy who ran from several South Carolina State Troopers. ;)

LOL!

And bragged about it...:rolleyes:

[PyroGenic]

its a speeding ticket... who cares...


I'd speed too with a car like his :)

[santanadasavior]

All of this is going to be nothing especially with the 839754094357437509743058 posts on what is going to happen to Sean Taylor. Springs is a good guy IMO who just made a mistake. I think that if Shawn gets hurt again he will probably retire to give his organ to his dad who need a transfer. That just says what kind of a guy he is.

[70chip-on-1]

Here are 2 more offenses JUST in fairfax county in the last 2 years.

"SPRINGS ","SHAWN ","A","029","XXXX","NE 130TH ","ST","REDMOND ","WA","04/05/2004","IMPROPER TURN AT INTERSECT "

"SPRINGS ","SHAWN ","A","030","XXXX","NE 130TH ","ST","REDMOND ","WA","06/22/2005","65-69MPH/45MPH ZONE "

This is probably why he went to jail.. habitual offender.. there could be more tickets in loudoun/DC/MD as well..

:) Maybe he wants to join Gibbs Racing after football. :lol1: