Posted on 03/29/2006 6:54:21 AM PST by Mikey_1962
One of the most notorious drunk drivers in the Ottawa area has been found not criminally responsible on his latest impaired driving charges because of a mental disorder that makes him believe female celebrities are controlling his actions.
Matt Brownlee was arrested last October after police spotted a pickup truck speeding along a busy street in downtown Ottawa.
Matt Brownlee believed singer Shania Twain was helping him drive. (AP file photo) The 33-year-old man told psychiatrists that he knew the legal repercussions of his actions, but believed singer Shania Twain was helping him drive.
Brownlee pleaded not guilty to four charges, including impaired operation of a motor vehicle and driving while disqualified.
On Monday, the judge drew on several psychiatric assessments in ruling that Brownlee was not criminally responsible for his actions because he suffers from delusions that celebrities such as Twain are communicating with him telepathically.
Ten years ago, Brownlee was given a seven-year prison sentence and barred from driving for the rest of his life after he killed an Ottawa woman, Linda Lebreton-Holmes, and her 12-year-old son while driving with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit.
Earlier in March, a psychiatrist told the court that Brownlee suffers from psychosis and mood disorders resulting from a brain injury caused by the 1996 car crash.
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lol- I'm 37, married for 13 years- and my wife loves Rush too!
We have lots of sex, so if we are included in those statistics, it's even worse for those boys than you thought!
"lol- I'm 37, married for 13 years- and my wife loves Rush too!"
You are statistical anomaly - it happens. Now you wife on the other - a woman who likes Rush? That is simply amazing. You sir, are a very lucky man. ;-)
"'Farewell to Kings' was released afterward. I bought it and listened to it, but it just wasn't the same........."
I'm telling ya...
Actually I am an exception to the rule. I lost my virginity about...well...uh...some time ago and I still listen to Rush. I think it's because of the fact that I remained a virgin for so long, that I ended up getting some sort of honarary, life-long membership, even though I no longer pay the membership dues. I suppose some of us are just lucky like that! ;-)
Rock on!
Yep. She's cool!
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