Charlotte Official Who Over Estimated Hall of Fame Attendance & Miscalculated Budget Arrested, Charged with DWI, Hit & Run

Well, isn't this a nice preview of the Hall of Fame Inductees announcement? Tim Newman, the man at the Charlotte Regional Visitor's Authority who screwed up so much connected with the NASCAR Hall has been arrested after rear ending a young girl on Interstate 77 in Charlotte.

Newman left the scene after his arrest and "blew" a .14, twice the legal alcohol limit in North Carolina. This is the same guy Humpy Wheeler wrote a glowing endorsement for in the Charlotte paper just before he was terminated.

Of course, Mr. Newman collected $28,905 on March 3rd of "accrued" vacation pay and continues to be paid $9,461.54 bi-weekly and gets a $694.58/month car allowance from my tax dollars. Maybe the "unemployed" Mr. Newman can use that car allowance to fix the car of the young lady he rear ended.

I appreciated Tim Leeming's "Legendtorial" last night regarding the Hall of Fame, but Tim doesn't live here and have to pay for this crap.

Am I going to that damned NASCAR Hall of Fame? Not until they get their act together and quit fleecing the citizens of Charlotte. The Charlotte Regional Visitor's Authority and the crooks who have been associated with it and the Hall of Fame make me sick.

Newman, ex-CRVA chief, charged with DWI, hit-and-run

Tim Newman' Arrest Photo

The Charlotte Observer

Staff Reports
Wednesday, May. 23, 2012

Former Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority chief executive Tim Newman was charged Tuesday with driving while impaired.

Records show Newman was arrested late Tuesday and also charged with hit and run property damage and failing to give information, according to the website of the Mecklenburg County jail.

The website says he was arrested by the N.C. Highway Patrol, but a sergeant for the Mecklenburg County office was not immediately available on Wednesday.

Newman had been the chief salesman and promoter of Charlotte in his role as head of the CRVA. But he had been moved into an executive sales position in December when the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority board hired Tom Murray to replace him. In late February, Murray announced that Newman was leaving, saying they both came to a decision that he would move on.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/23/3261809/newman-ex-crva-chief-charged-with.html#storylink=cpy

And from WSOC-Television News:

By Jason Stoogenke

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Charlotte's embattled former tourism chief is charged with drunken driving.

Troopers arrested Tim Newman Tuesday night along Interstate 77 near LaSalle Street. They said he hit a vehicle and kept going and that when they approached Newman, he had a "strong odor of alcohol" and "very slurred speech." They also said his eyes were "very glassy."

Troopers said Newman refused to take a Breathalyzer test at first, but ultimately blew a .14, almost twice the legal limit. They said Newman told them, "I had two beers."

Eyewitness News got the 911 call. The victim says, "I got hit while I was driving. We're in bumper-to-bumper traffic... He kept saying he was fine, but I think he was drunk."

Troopers charged Newman with DWI and hit-and-run.

Newman made his bond. So far, it doesn't look like his license has been revoked.

Those who know him, like City Council's Patrick Cannon, texted Eyewitness News, "It's truly unfortunate. One can only hope it's a lesson learned not to be repeated."

These 2 beers story's get me.Were do you get 2 beers that strong? Back in my drinking days i would had paid big money for them kind of 2 beers.On a serious note,Dave remember back when City Of Charlotte big shots voted on the basketball joint?Next election term they were all gone,might need to exchange crooks again.

Perhaps not the number of beers. Maybe it was the quantity in EACH beer.

Amen to that suggestion, Max.

Jim, I thought of Charlotte this morning and the millions to fix street lights when I read that Detroit had decided to simply abandon over half of its street lights to save money in the ever shrinking metro area - they've lost 605 of their population since 1950.

Every single thing you say is spot on.

I'll never get over blowing up one of the nicest coliseums in the country.

And how about that snafu yesterday with Veep Joe Biden's motorcade deciding to pass downtown just as the opened Speed Street!!

I noted the above mentioned Lynn Wheeler was one of the politicians and guests stranded this week when US Air cancelled its London flight. I feel just like you regarding TWC Arena. It's hardly big enough for the Circus to operate and not large enough to host a major basketball tourney. I, too, voted against its construction.

Oh... here are the "lucky" state delegations who get to party at the NASCAR Hall of Fame during the Demo Convention:

NASCAR Hall of Fame:

Delegations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee.

Planner: Emily Morrow and Neil Howard, Team Epic.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/22/3259886/dnc-reveals-loc...