Police dash cam video of Leyritz arrest

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July 28, 2008, 2:59 pm
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(NECN: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) - The video of former New York Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz's roadside sobriety test and arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence following the collision that killed a plantation mother was released today. Police say Leyritz was behind the wheel of a 2006 Ford Expedition that collided with a 2000 Mitsubishi Montero in downtown Ft. Lauderdale in late December. 30-year-old Fredia Ann Veitch was ejected from the Montero and was later pronounced dead at Broward General Medical Center. The video shows Leyritz being questioned by a Broward sheriff's office deputy. According to police, Leyritz had a blood-alcohol level of .14 at 6:10 a.m. and .13 at 7:12 a.m. By Florida law, an individual with a blood-alcohol level above .08 is considered intoxicated. He pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and DUI-manslaughter charges in January.

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