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Cops find man asleep at wheel - while driving

By Associated Press

RICHFIELD, Minn. -- Police say a 26-year-old St. Louis Park man was asleep at the wheel of his pickup as it drove down the street before dawn on Sunday. He didn't wake when the truck crossed the centerline, or when an officer ran up and jumped on the running board, reached inside and put the truck in neutral.

The criminal complaint said Pedro Fernando Brito, 26, was undisturbed when the officer stopped the truck and pulled out the keys.

Then the officer got his attention. "Police had to shake the defendant's shoulder and yell at him to wake him up," the complaint said.

"This is a weird one. Strange," Richfield police Lt. Todd Sandel said. "He was out to the world, behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. We were lucky it was 3:30 a.m."

Brito was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusing to submit to a test for alcohol and driving while his license was revoked. The charges are all misdemeanors.

There was no phone listing for Brito and he could not be reached for comment Wednesday. He was no longer in custody. A message was left at the public defender's office by The Associated Press to see if an attorney had been assigned to him.

The complaint said a resident called police to report a sleeping driver. A patrolman saw the 2004 Dodge Ram going slowly, crossing the center line in this Minneapolis suburb.

"(T)he driver appeared to be sleeping, leaning back behind the wheel and not touching the steering wheel," the criminal complaint said.

Brito denied having anything to drink, but the officer says Brito's eyes were watery and bloodshot and his balance was poor.

Officers found Brito's license had been revoked after a March 2006 conviction for driving while impaired.

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wow wrote on Oct 12, 2007 8:04 AM:

" . now that's a heavy sleeper!!! "

Mike wrote on Oct 11, 2007 2:24 PM:

" To: whats new, that's nothing, I forget for sure who it was, either Pacman Jones of one of the Cincinnatica Bengals once crashed an SUV while masturbating to porn on a laptop! "

Chicken Bone wrote on Oct 11, 2007 1:33 PM:

" How can this guy be charged with "driving with/under..." anything? He wasn't driving, he was asleep! "

whats new wrote on Oct 11, 2007 12:55 PM:

" i agree with jo most drivers in this country are asleep at the wheel so to speak they use cell phones and text message while driving i have even seen someone driving on 55 useing a lap top while he was driving a truck pulling a cargo trailer scary huh "

Cubs Fan wrote on Oct 11, 2007 12:04 PM:

" Tony LaRussa strikes again! "

New Manger wrote on Oct 11, 2007 11:54 AM:

" Hey, this guy should apply to the St. Louis Cardinals! "

J O wrote on Oct 11, 2007 11:53 AM:

" Heck, the whole country is asleep at the wheel. One guy matters little. "

Good luck wrote on Oct 11, 2007 10:45 AM:

" finding this guy again...Don't even bother setting a court date. "

was this wrote on Oct 11, 2007 10:34 AM:

" Tony LaRussa "

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