Adrian Peterson
Asleep At Wheel Of Car Before Arrest
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NFL legend Adrian Peterson was seen slumped over on the wheel of his SUV on Sunday morning, simply minutes earlier than he was arrested for DWI.
The former Minnesota Vikings star was noticed dozing off within the driver’s seat of his experience whereas he was at a Sugar Land, Texas gasoline station. A witness who photographed the previous footballer on the scene tells TMZ Sports the 40-year-old’s engine was nonetheless working whereas he was asleep, and his cellphone was nonetheless in his hand.
Law enforcement sources confirmed to us officers did, certainly, discover Peterson in that method.
We’re instructed when cops responded to the scene, they took him out of the automobile and investigated him for probably consuming and driving.
Law enforcement sources say he displayed indicators of intoxication throughout questioning … and later bombed subject sobriety assessments. We’re additionally instructed a gun was discovered inside his automobile.
Peterson was finally booked right into a Fort Bend County Jail on two separate fees — one depend of DWI and one depend of illegal carrying weapon.
Jail information present he was launched from custody late Monday afternoon.
Peterson — who was arrested on suspicion of DWI as soon as beforehand this 12 months — has not but publicly commented on the matter.