Vontae Davis, a former NFL participant well-known for quitting throughout halftime at a Buffalo Payments sport, was arrested on a DUI cost Saturday by the Florida Freeway Patrol.
Davis, 34, remained within the Broward Predominant Jail on Sunday afternoon, in keeping with Broward Sheriff’s Workplace on-line data.
Davis, who owns a house in Southwest Ranches, performed for the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Payments between 2009 and 2018.
Longtime speak present host Andy Slater was the primary to report that Davis was charged with crashing right into a disabled automotive on the facet of the freeway.
“Cops discovered Davis mendacity down sleeping on the shoulder of the highway,” Slater posted in a Tweet.
Davis was driving south by way of Hollywood on the Florida Turnpike when his black Tesla rear-ended a bronze Toyota Tundra round 7:47 a.m. on Saturday, Florida Freeway Patrol officers stated.
The Tundra was parked on the shoulder with a flat tire. The driving force of the Tundra, a 59-year-old North Miami man, was standing subsequent to his truck. Hit by his personal truck after Davis slammed into it, he was taken to the hospital with accidents.
“Upon approaching Mr. Davis, I observed that he was laying down on the best shoulder sleeping,” the arresting trooper wrote in his report. “Whereas talking to Mr. Davis in regards to the crash, I observed that his eyes had been bloodshot crimson. He needed to lean on the concrete barrier wall to maintain himself sitting upright. With slurred speech Mr. Davis acknowledged that he was not injured.”
The trooper requested Davis if he’d been ingesting.
“He replied ‘Sure, I had two drinks, two combined drinks,’” the report stated. “I requested Mr. Davis the place he was coming from. He replied with a reputation of a membership. I couldn't perceive the identify. I requested Mr. Davis why he was sleeping on the shoulder in opposition to the wall. He replied “I used to be drained.’”
Davis was arrested and charged with DUI after refusing to take customary discipline sobriety workout routines. He additionally declined to take a breathalyzer check or present a pattern of blood and urine, in keeping with the report.
Davis owns Vzone, a holistic wellness spa in Oakland Park. The spa’s motto: “Therapeutic comes from inside.”
In Buffalo, Davis made headlines in 2018 when he determined to stop throughout halftime because the Payments took on the Los Angeles Chargers.
“Pulled himself out of the sport,” Coach Sean McDermott stated on the time. “He communicated to us that he was accomplished.”
A yr later, Davis advised ESPN: “Most individuals, once I did what I did, they thought I used to be actually going insane or one thing. However I used to be really nice. I used to be completely nice. And I’m completely nice at this time.”
Susannah Bryan will be reached at sbryan@sunsentinel.com or on Twitter @Susannah_Bryan
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