Premier League midfielder Bob Malcolm was fined and banned from driving for 20 months for parking his car in the middle lane of a major highway and falling asleep at the wheel.
Bob Malcolm, 27, a midfielder with Derby County, said he had been "overtaken by tiredness" and thought he had pulled over to the side of the road. The driver of a recovery vehicle found him slumped over the wheel of his silver Range Rover and had to wake him up before calling the police.
On the QPR website Malcolm said: "I want to apologise to all the supporters and in particular the young fans. I recognise that footballers are role models and that, as such, they should set a positive example. On this occasion, I have failed to do that.
"But I must say that I was very upset and frustrated with the poor performance of the referee in our match at Plymouth the evening before."
QPR had lost 2-1 on Boxing Day to a winner scored in the fourth minute of injury-time.
A typical reaction to any spate of questionable officiating, I must say. Remember during the AFC Divisional playoffs, after Antonio Cromartie's interception return for a touchdown was overruled by a phantom holding call right before half? As soon as he got to the locker room, what happened? Voila. Passed out. Happens to all of us. -Christmas Ape
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Wait, Dorm Daze 2 is already out?!?!?
That happened a couple of weeks ago with me when this chick passed out right in the middle of fucking!! I guess I should have stopped the bleeding a little bit earlier..
Too bad he wasn't drunk driving, he could have had that license suspended for 3 months instead of 20. I love it when laws make sense.
@Doogie
Always, always, always wrap them in a sheet. That could have been prevented.
He should apologize for spelling apologize with an S.
slow f*ckin' news day ?
@lordznot
can i get a link to your more active, far superior blog?
He should apologize for spelling apologize with an S.
You would think so, after all them "Z's" he was catching.
@ Pauly: Damn that was zmooth.
@swanychitown: Pretty sure alcohol was most definitely involved. The player actually used the fact that he was sleeping (rather than driving) as a defense:
Malcolm, who has played three times for Scotland, added: "I would also like to stress that at the time of the incident, I was not driving my car… I had pulled over to the side of the road and was sleeping."
In other words, you CAN drink and drive as long as you know when to stop and take a break — for safety's sake.
@ Shan, ummmm, who the hell do you think you are to try and give Doogie advice on hooker killing/fucking??? That's like giving Tiger golf tips or Pac Man tips on how to be a bigger stereotype.