DWI Hit Parade!

From USA Today
Former major leaguer and Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Mark Grace, who appeared in court Thursday, pleaded guilty to endangerment and DUI, avoiding what could have been a lengthy prison sentence.
Instead, a judge imposed a four-month sentence that includes work-release jail time as well as three years of supervised probation….MORE

From Bloomberg
Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jay Ratliff was released on bond after being arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, one month after teammate Josh Brent was charged with intoxication manslaughter in an accident that killed the Cowboys’ Jerry Brown.
Ratliff, 31, was arrested at 12:30 a.m. local time yesterday after his pickup hit an 18-wheel truck and then a highway barrier in Grapevine, Texas, police spokesman Robert Eberling said in a telephone interview. There were no serious injuries. ….MORE

From USA Today
(Dec. 25, 2012) — Kansas City Chiefs assistant linebackers coach Adam Zimmer was arrested Sunday night for driving while intoxicated after crashing his vehicle, a police spokesman told USA TODAY Sports Monday.
The accident happened at around 9 p.m. CT and Zimmer was the only person in the car, Kansas City Police Department spokesman Darin Snapp said. Zimmer failed sobriety tests and was released on $500 bond at about 2:30 a.m ….MORE

Mommas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys…
All this beauty and not enough brains to call a cab…

From ABC
(DALLAS , Dec. 9, 2012) — Josh Price-Brent, a 24-year-old defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, is charged with intoxication manslaughter after a single-vehicle accident that killed 25-year-old line backer Jerry Brown Jr., according to the Irving Police Department.
Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the accident occurred around 2:21 a.m. on Saturday in the Dallas suburb, and Price-Brent was speeding when the vehicle hit a curb and flipped over. ….MORE
DALLAS COWBOY charged with intoxication manslaughter…
Had Prior DUI Arrest…
Teammate dies in fatal car accident…
More NFL nightmares…

From USA Today
Weak NFL Player DUI Policy Breeds Tragedy

11:44PM EST December 10. 2012 – It is way past time, NFL. Same goes for you, too, NFL Players Association.
Don’t just take a stronger stance against drunk driving. Take a front-line role in a national crusade to eliminate a serious but preventable problem that can devastate lives, as we’ve seen. Show us real leadership.
There’s no question the nation’s most popular sports league and the players union, touted as a partner, can have an impact, given its tremendous influence. Millions watch. Millions can be affected. Now is the time to do something.

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The league and union can begin by changing an alcohol policy that is so weak a player can get arrested for DUI after playing on Monday Night Football, then take his place in the lineup the next Sunday. That happened this season ….MORE

From The Sacramento Bee
SANTA CLARA – Backup defensive end Demarcus Dobbs was arrested early Friday after he was involved in a solo car crash.
The California Highway Patrol said driving under the influence was suspected and that Dobbs, who turned 25 Friday, was arrested for marijuana possession.
Officer D.J. Sarabia said the incident occurred at 3:45 a.m. on southbound San Tomas Expressway in Santa Clara, where the 49ers have their practice facility and are building their new stadium.
Sarabia said Dobbs was driving a 2011 Cadillac. He was not injured in the accident, and no one else was in the car. Sarabia said Dobbs agreed to a chemical test, the results of which have not yet been determined….MORE

From ESPN
You can’t make this up. Or perhaps you can.
Minnesota basketball’s off-court woes read like the script of a reality TV show.
On Friday, Gophers star Trevor Mbakwe dodged jail time after a Florida judge added two years to his probation from an earlier case.
On Sunday, the program announced that assistant coach Saul Smith, son of head coach Tubby Smith, had been placed on unpaid administrative leave after he was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence.
Count them, folks. Two. Days. Later.
From team spokesperson Garry Bowman (via email):  University of Minnesota assistant men’s basketball coach Saul Smith was placed on indefinite unpaid administrative leave Sunday after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Smith, the son of head men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith, was pulled over early Saturday morning after leaving a downtown Minneapolis restaurant.
“While we do not want to rush to judgment before the legal ….MORE

Trevor Mbakwe

From Star Tribune
Coach Tubby Smith said that he nearly kicked off Trevor Mbakwe from the Gophers men’s basketball team following a DWI arrest by the Minnetonka police in July. But even though Mbakwe was already on probation for a previous legal incident, Smith said he opted to let the player remain on the team, providing he completes “some requirements.”
Mbakwe was arrested on July 1 on a DWI charge and pleaded guilty at a hearing Sept. 10.
According to court records, Mbakwe was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI. He was sentenced to 30 days in the Hennepin County workhouse, but that was stayed. Also, he was sentenced to 16 hours of community service and a one year of probation. He was fined $300, plus court costs of $78.
He was already on probation for violating a restraining order in Ramsey County in 2011. His probation for violating the restraining order runs through Dec. 12.
Mbakwe said in a text message to the Star Tribune that the DWI charge is not going to affect his status with the basketball team.
According to the police report, Mbakwe failed to pull to the right shoulder for a squad car responding to a burglary. When the call was canceled, the police vehicle was still behind Mbakwe, who was pulled over for failing to yield.
Mbakwe, 23, told officers he had only drank one beer, although a preliminary breath test was .116, over the legal limit of .08 …..MORE

Michael Turner
From CNN
Atlanta  — Michael Turner, a star running back for the Atlanta Falcons, has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after being clocked at 97 mph on an Atlanta-area interstate, police said Tuesday.
Turner, 30, nicknamed “The Burner” because of his speed on the football field, was driving a black Audi R8 in a 65-mph zone on northbound Interstate 85 around 4 a.m. Tuesday, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department said. An officer pulled him over, and after smelling alcohol and investigating further, he charged Turner with DUI and speeding, the Sheriff’s Department said.
Turner was released from the Gwinnett County Jail around 7 a.m. after posting a $2,179 bond, according to the Sheriff’s ….MORE

From The Tennessean
Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt said he’s worried about a potential NFL suspension after his meeting on Monday with Commissioner Roger Goodell. Britt, in his first public comments of training camp, declined to discuss specifics of the meeting.
“It was a personal meeting and I would rather just wait and see what happens,” Britt said on Wednesday. “I am a man about what I did and I will take it on the chin on whatever he decides and move forward.
“What is my gut telling me? I really don’t know. He didn’t really give me any body language on what is going to happen. He just wasn’t really pleased about seeing me in there. No person would like to see a player in their office twice in one year.”
Britt has been part of eight incidents involving police ….MORE
Britt Ticked Over Fine