Courthouse News Service: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (CN) - A Navy chief petty officer who fell asleep behind the wheel and injured others in a crash may have been acting in the line of duty, a federal judge ruled.
Nicholas Jungman got behind the wheel of his Ford pickup truck on the morning of Sept. 16, 2010, after spending a full day in an exhausting course meant to prepare him for a promotion to chief petty officer. The Navy had even provided sponsors to assist the tired inductees with their needs before a pinning ceremony scheduled for noon that day.
Rather than rest and prepare for the ceremony at Navy-provided facilities, Jungman had returned to his home on the base.
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