"Pok eacute; will go my players "asleep found in car wreck 10 months felony drunk driving - Mercury News

Redwood City - A man who said that he would take a break from the game "Pokemon Go" when the police presented him in a ditch in Woodside last summer in a vehicle asleep found for the crime to 10 months in prison sentenced the influence of the drive to lawyers.

Statement released Friday follows the decision last month Duncan Burr change his plea from "not guilty" to "no competition".

found resident members of San Mateo County Redwood City 30 20.3 July 22, 2016, after he received a call from a resident who heard according to a "bang" and then saw a vehicle apparently behind stuck his house near Jefferson Avenue and Godetia Drive.

Burr appeared to be intoxicated and an open beer can be found in his vehicle, according to the Office of the District Attorney. According to reports, a member of the "Pokemon Go" with his friends in the area before deciding to take a nap in his car said, had played.

Prosecutors said Burr initially denied that he had been drinking, but eventually confessed to a beer. More than an hour after officers Burr was found to be alcohol content at 0.15 percent of the blood in the prison of San Mateo County, as measured by the prosecution.

Burr, who admitted previous convictions, had his sentence of 10 months to a residential treatment program changed after 60 days in prison, according to prosecutors.

Majeed Samara, Burr special advisers said was his client for the past six months in rehab and is working hard to become a "better member of the community. "

"It happened almost a year and has a drop of alcohol since had," Samara said. "I think it's one of those who go through the court system and will not come back again as a defendant. ... He's a good guy. He has a good heart. "

In addition to time behind bars Burr was sentenced five years supervised probation to serve, has completed a treatment program waives alcohol and $ 2,229 in fines and costs.