The Pea Nut
Santa Barbara, CA
Saturday, Oct. 21, 11:04 p.m. - Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers were biking northbound on Camino del Sur when they saw a man lying on the ground at a bus stop.
Two unidentified people were attempting to wake up and help the 18-year-old University of Southern California student who was face-down in a pool of spaghetti-vomit.
A deputy approached the man - who suddenly woke up - and began questioning him. The man told officers he lost his Italian dinner because he also had eaten peanuts, and has a nut allergy.
While the man did not display the normal symptoms of an allergic reaction to peanuts, the officer offered to call paramedics in case the man was in serious danger.
The suspect quickly ate his words and said, “No, I didn’t really eat peanuts. I had too many shots in a row.â€
The officer noted that the man displayed a number of signs of intoxication, including bloodshot, watery eyes and an unsteady balance. He attempted to find out where the subject lived, but the Los Angeles resident merely pointed south and said, “over there.â€
The deputy decided that the man was too intoxicated to care for his own safety or the safety of others, and arrested him for public intoxication.
The man was transported to the Santa Barbara County Jail, where he was housed, pending sobriety.
Found in the Daily Nexus Online
October 25th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
I think I know where his girlfriend is right now. And she’s just “over there”, too.
LOL
Travis, are you sure this isn’t some kind of Halloween test for us, to see if we’re really paying attention? This sure sounds like Grass Valley.
October 26th, 2006 at 4:39 am
Gee, an 18 year old college student passed out in a puddle of vomit? The only thing unusual here is that it was a bus stop and not a couch on a frat-house porch (with his hand in a bucket of warm water thoughtfully provided by the frat brothers).
October 26th, 2006 at 6:22 am
It could have been worse: he could have come to wearing nothing but his girlfriend’s underwear. I’ve seen it happen.