Cowboys’ Jay Ratliff arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jay Ratliff was arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving in Grapevine, Texas, on Monday night.
Ratliff’s pickup truck collided with an 18-wheeler and Ratliff did not even realize he had caused a wreck when officers questioned him at the crash scene, according to Grapevine police. No one was injured in the accident.
“He had no idea how the crash occurred; and so I would just leave it at that,” Senior Police Officer Sam Shemwell said.
Ratliff refused sobriety tests at the scene and was arrested. Police obtained a search warrant, and he was taken to a hospital for a mandatory blood draw. He was released on $500 bail.
It has not been a good few weeks for the Cowboys. Another Cowboys player, Josh Brent, was arrested Dec. 8 on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter in a one-car crash that killed Cowboys practice-squad member Jerry Brown Jr.
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