An American Airlines pilot was acquitted of the charge of attempting
to operate a plane while under the influence of alcohol. The cause for
acquittal: Sleepdrinking!
A British jury in Manchester heard testimony that first officer
James Yates had been on a six-hour drinking binge the night before his
flight to Chicago. However, what put him over the top was the third of
a bottle of whiskey which he believes he drank in his sleep.
He denied trying to actually co-pilot the plane, claiming that he
wanted to get to the airport to alert the captain that he was in no
condition to fly. He was busted at the security checkpoint. The flight
was delayed, but luckily only sober pilots guided the plane home.
The money quote:
He said a third of a bottle of whisky he had
bought that day may have disappeared overnight, because "strange
things" sometimes happened in his sleep.
"Strange things"? Any other examples? Do tell!
Despite being let off the hook by the jury, he is expected to lose his job. —
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