According to the arrest report, Gibson did, in fact, 'make a run for it'.

It is generally well known and accepted wisdom that celebrities and politicians never write these sorts of mea culpa statements themselves. So that crack about 'insider knowledge' is nothing more than a ridiculous to discredit what I have said, pure and simple.

Assaulting a police officer charges are also part and parcel of what gets charged when suspects hurl insults at the arresting officers, anywhere in the US. As is the charge of resisting arrest, which also wasn't charged.

Which is why the Sheriff's Dept's own civilian review board has already announced it is investigating the way this arrest and subsequent charges against the suspect have been handled.

The charges, if it had been Jane/John Doe, would have included:

Suspicion of DUI
Resisting arrest
Assaulting a police officer

The charges, as they stand right now, are only suspicion of DUI.

Something fishy is going on, and it ain't just with Mel Gibson. It is with the Sheriff of the Malibu dept. who covered this up. That is a much bigger story than Mel falling off the wagon and getting nailed for a DUI.