Ore. teen, arrested after posting about drunken driving, hit-and-run on Facebook

[Jazzy]

PORTLAND, Ore. - Police arrested an Oregon teenager who confessed on Facebook that he had been driving drunk on New Year's Eve and hit someone's car.



Astoria police say officers were investigating a hit and run involving a sideswiped car when two Facebook friends of Jacob Cox-Brown contacted authorities to report a Facebook post in which the 18-year-old wrote: Drivin drunk ... classsic but to whoever's vehicle i hit i am sorry.

Deputy Chief Brad Johnston says Cox-Brown was charged with failure to perform the duties of a driver. He was not charged with drunken driving because the Facebook post is not sufficient evidence that he was intoxicated.



In a press release, police say with a Facbook post like this one, you have to figure that it is not going to stay private long.

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What an idiot and I'm glad his friends contacted the authorities. He might not have been charged with DWI this time but I have a feeling this isn't the first time he's done this.

 

[Evil Eye]

It's sad some people are that stupid really.

 

[Jazzy]

In a way, he fessed up to what he did which isn't a bad thing.

 

[Evil Eye]

Yes, but I don't think he intended to... so it's more of an accidental good thing brought on by stupidity. Which is just sad.