Jaguars running back Denard Robinson pleaded guilty to his careless-driving citation, but his attorney took issue with a police report that suggested his vehicle was submerged as part of a July 3 incident.

Robinson, 25, and his female companion weren't injured when both fell asleep at a traffic light near Beach and Southside boulevards shortly after 4 a.m. and his car went off the road toward a pond. An officer deemed him not impaired but wrote in a police report that the car was partially submerged in the pond.

Through attorney Hank Coxe, Robinson pleaded no contest to a charge of careless driving Thursday morning. He was fined $100 but will have no points on his license and no criminal record. The original fine would have been $164, but the amount was reduced since adjudication was withheld, which Coxe said was common for first-time offenders.

Coxe, who has represented several other Jaguars in court cases, said at most the left front tire went an inch into the pond.

He also provided a photo of the car that he said was taken by the tow truck company when it arrived at the scene. It shows the vehicle barely touching the water.

Coxe said for insurance reasons the tow truck company is required to take that picture before touching the car.

Officers at the scene didn't know the driver was a Jaguars football player, Coxe said. He said Robinson has no complaints with how police treated him but was confused over why the report and later media coverage indicated his vehicle was deeper in the water.

Robinson was in a Chevrolet Impala with 29-year-old Marissa Staples of Cincinnati that morning. According to the crash report, Robinson and Staples were helped from the car as it was sinking into the pond. Robinson thought he was still on the road as an officer removed his seat belt and turned off the car.

The officer told Robinson multiple times his car was in a pond, and he had to convince him to get out through the passenger door because the driver side was submerged, the report said. Both Robinson and Staples refused help from rescue workers, according to the report.

Coxe said Robinson was not drunk or on any drugs. He had been with people all day and into the night and was simply exhausted.

The report did not indicate how the officer concluded Robinson was not impaired or what tests were done.

Robinson was not originally cited, but the issue was revisited because of questions about whether Robinson received preferential treatment because he was a Jaguar.

"The decision to have a citation issued for careless driving was made by the Sheriff [Mike Williams] after his review of the reports," Melissa Bujeda, spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Office, previously said. "Mr. Robinson should have been issued a citation that night because he lost control of his vehicle."

The Sheriff's Office is still reviewing how the incident was handled by officers.

The Times-Union has asked the Sheriff's Office several times about the progress of the review, protocol and if police knew where Robinson and Staples were coming from among other questions, but have not received any answers outside that there is an ongoing investigation.

"When the investigation is completed and signed off by the appropriate executive, we will let you know," Lauri-Ellen Smith, special assistant to the sheriff, said this week. "As a matter of statute, no aspect of the investigation can be discussed prior to its conclusion. Undersheriff [Pat] Ivey has confirmed the officers remain in their same duty capacities."

Robinson has expressed regrets about being out driving at that hour after having a busy day and being that tired.

The former University of Michigan quarterback and converted running back is competing for a backup roster spot behind Chris Ivory and T.J. Yeldon. Robinson has rushed for 914 yards with five touchdowns in his three seasons with the Jaguars. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2013 draft and is in the final year of his contract.

Larry Hannan: (904) 359-4470