Updated May 14 20099 – Jim Leyritz called his friend from prison and told he was contemplating suicide. Jim Leyritz is now hospitalized in the psychiatric ward of a hospital in Hollywood. Leyritz was brought there by police on Wed, May 13. Leyritz became upset when his car failed to start because the monitoring device prevented it from starting. The blood alcohol monitoring device was installed after a court order.

Karr Leyritz, Jim’s former wife, said he did not drink on Wednesday, May 13, when he was brought to hospital.

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Feb 13 2009 -
Jim Leyritz: Jim Leyritz’s bail revoked (photo)

Jim Leyritz (mugshot photo below), a former major league baseball player, was out on bail but it was revoked. The reason being Leyritz drank alcohol.

Leyritz had to blow in a breath analyzer device in his car before starting it. The device recorded Leyritz had drank alcohol a few times since he was bailed out.

In Dec 2007, Leyritz was drunk when he ran a red light and hit a car which then killed a woman. Leyritz was arrested and later released on bail. Since he violated the terms of his bail, he was immediately taken to jail.

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This entry was posted on Friday, February 13th, 2009 at 6:29 pm and is filed under Gossip.