If I had to do the sobriety tests, I would fail most of them because I have poor balance. I do not drink either. I like Jane, but I am disappointed that she chose to drive after drinking, whether she was actually legally drunk or not.

Everyone makes mistakes. I had a DWI in 1992 and it never happened again. No one would care if she wasn’t in the public eye.

This is b.s. I’ve read most of the comments, and am wondering where most of you get your logic. 1st who cares about proper grammer, when discussing drunk driving? 2nd this is a very serious offense. 3rd in most states and for most public people, drunk driving, fatal or not, come with severe consequences. Including and not limited to loss of; family, job, finances, and freedom, to name a few. I read the article also about Carr, another anchor 25 to 39 months in manslaughter for dui. Is this some terrible joke. I am tired of celebrities getting away with everything from drugs to murder. Lock them up! But no, the legislatures and like someone else commented “this country was created by criminals and still run by criminals”. Yippy yay aye….;)

In N.D. manslaughter carries a 10 year prision sentence. Drunk drivers, who refuse any test, eye, physical, breath or blood, an automatic 4years. How do you like that. All for one and one for all.

George W Bush got a DUI and a bunch of people elected him…twice. So maybe it is true that “drunks are losers”. Or maybe the people who voted for him. The lady made a mistake and will pay the price dictated by the laws that our representatives have enacted on our behalf. Don’t like the penalties? Them do something about it. Or just go crawl back under your rock.

oh, come on now. this is TEXAS. people drink in texas. remember molly ivans, political columnist and humorist extraordinaire? jane wasn’t on the job; it was her own time. apart from that, i suggest that notwithstanding news and tv reporting’s stressfulness, she abstain from even sniffing the stuff from now on, and keep tums on hand at all times! go to the bathroom and do jumping jacks to relieve stress, drink milk when you get dyspepsia, and eat a lot of fish. it’s natural plavix to protect your arteries from high blood pressure. makes the platelets all slippery and unclogs the arteries in your brain and heart and chest. when i play tennis or badminton, i just imagine people as the birdie or ball. very satisfying! good luck.

I say wait to see the results, hoping they are accurate. I heard sobriety tests include saying the ABCs backwards. I have tried to give this task to people for publick speaking/concentration practice…and it was all but impossible. They all took out their cell phones to read the letters off the phone backwards…and they were sober. I tried it myself, sober again, and I ended up counting three letters back at a time, having to go back and forth in my mind and aloud. I had never really thought about how difficult it is. I couldn’t imagine having to do it in front of police who assume I am drunk, by the side of the road…etc etc etc. Not to mention the walking and balancing things they make people do…with my achy legs and joints. Getting out of a car and having to balance etc. would also be a challenge for me there….sober.
I don’tknow what I think about these things. Good Luck Jane M.
By the way, they say she spoke in a loud way…SHE SPEAK PUBLICALLY FOR A LIVING>.. she is going to enunicate and sound different than the average person..I have heard her off camera in a store. NOT DRUNK. Don’t rush to judgement!
I do wish the police had something they could do about all the talkers and texters who don’t concentrate on the road…I am afraid they are going to kill me. Good luck Ms. M

Okay, Folks. Although she was arrested and booked consider the other things that could have caused this incident.. It could be she was taking a prescribed OR over the counter medication and decided to have a glass of wine or other drink with dinner or some occasion. It may not have affected her until she began driving. PLUS, good people out there, Do you know that Diabetes can cause a person to smell AND appear intoxicated? I am Type 1 for over 50 years now and had two incidents where I failed a urine test for alcohol. Didn’t get THAT job. After contacting my doctor and the test facility I obtained a letter stating this could happen. Thankfully I did not have the breath issue at this time nor was pulled over but it CAN happen. This is reason enough for me to NOT DRINK any alcohol. Food or in this case, Drink For Thought!
Peace Out

I read the story and I am conflicted. First of all, and it does matter, what was her BAC? Was she dangerous fall down drunk and a threat to society? Or did she simply (irresponsibly) misjudge how long and to what extent her drinks had on her. I do not think she should lose her job and I hope this does not turn into a sympathetic cry for help. I am happy no one was hurt, herself or others. I hope she learns from this and she should pay. I feel like excessive community service and loss of driving rights would be fair. She is in the public eye and with that comes a responsibility to those who she influences. I am sure her embarrassment is up there too. I am disappointed, but no reason to attack her. We all screw up,.

You know, back in the 70′s and 80′s, cops had such a better sense of humor when it came to drunk or buzzed driving…take your keys away, make you walk home or call a cab, follow you home or better yet, give you a ride home. What happened to protect and to serve? Isn’t it just as important to protect the driver from himself as it is to protect others?

Ok indignant and self-righteous….bring on the hate.