Ramsey said Stout’s blood alcohol content was above the legal limit when he was arrested Thursday and said that “involuntary intoxication is not a defense for arson.”
So he was drunk driving and …
“This didn’t have to happen. He was pulling off the side of the road over the burn and into the grass and trying to get out of the grass by making an effort to rev the engine and get out, causing a fire,” Ramsey said.
…ran off the road into high (dry grass) because he was drunk and lost control?
So its possible he didn’t set out to start a fire, but had PLENTY of negligence to cause it, then ran away from it. Lock him up.