I said, 'Sure. Hunt has said he had a couple drinks of scotch at the Downtown Club on Kern Street, but that he wasn't drunk and certainly would have known if he was in an accident. Hunt wouldn't show his bill from the private club but said it would reveal that he bought drinks for several people who stopped by to chat. Hunt told police he had gone to the Downtown Club to meet Rod Hilton, an investigator in the District Attorney's Office. Hunt said the alleged accident and resulting report have been blown out of proportion by The Bee.
People miscommunicate all the time.
There really was nothing to this incident. I think The Fresno Bee has basically decided you want to destroy me. I think you guys are giving me unfair special treatment. Fries said he didn't expect the case to be pursued because Handza told officers he did not want to file charges. Bailey's report said Hunt caused the collision by driving at unsafe speed for the conditions, which were dry and clear weather with heavy traffic.