Denver jury finds DJ Williams guilty of drunk driving

[-King-]

Denver jury finds D.J. Williams guilty of impaired driving
Posted by Michael David Smith on August 15, 2012, 8:21 PM EDT


Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams was found guilty after a one-day trial stemming from a 2010 drunk driving arrest.

A Denver County jury convicted Williams of driving while ability impaired and driving without his headlights on. Driving while ability impaired is considered a lesser offense than driving under the influence, the charge that Williams was initially arrested for. This is Williams’ second driving while ability impaired conviction in Colorado; he also pleaded guilty to the charge in 2005.

Williams’ attorney, Harvey Steinberg, requested a mistrial after a police officer testified that Williams was taken to detox and that sober people aren’t taken to detox. The judge rejected that motion, and after a short deliberation the jury delivered a verdict of guilty.

The NFL has already suspended Williams for the first six games of this season for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. It is not yet known whether he will face an additional NFL suspension after this conviction.

According to the Denver Post, a driving while ability impaired conviction carries a jail sentence of at least 10 days and no more than one year.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...aired-driving/

[SAUTO]

L to the ol
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[Ted Theodore Logan]

Cut the music! What I would like to have right now,is for all you fat,out of shape,drunk driving,injury plagued Dungver Donkey losers to keep the noise down,while I take my robe off and show your ladies what the body of a REAL Chiefs fan looks like! Hit the music!

[Setsuna]

Imploding?

[Mother****erJones]

Originally Posted by Ravishing Rick Rude

Cut the music! What I would like to have right now,is for all you fat,out of shape,drunk driving,injury plagued Dungver Donkey losers to keep the noise down,while I take my robe off and show your ladies what the body of a REAL Chiefs fan looks like! Hit the music!

Post of the year! Love it!!

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

Imploding?

Eh, the drunk driving itself happened two years ago, so it's not like the Broncos didn't see it coming.

[shitgoose]

we are so stacked at LB it won't matter. DJ will be super fresh for us down the stretch as we make our super bowl run/knowmo

[-King-]

I did not know that he was a 100 tackle, 5 sack a year type of player. Thought he was worse for some reason.


That makes this even better

[Quesadilla Joe]

DJ is a good player. I doubt he is suspended more than 6 games this year.

[-King-]

He already is suspended 6 games. Add 2-4 games for this and he's out at least half the season.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

DJ is a good player. I doubt he is suspended more than 6 games this year.

Second convicted offense getting an appeal and lesser punishment? Not going to happen.

[Quesadilla Joe]

He hasn't even appealed his 6 game suspension yet. Brandon Marshall was suspended for four games in the 2008 season and Goodell shortened it to a 1 game suspension. I can see him getting the 6 game suspension knocked down to 4 and then this ruling will give him 1 or 2.

[-King-]

He cant appeal the suspension. He tried to sue Goodell over it and failed.

So yeah, he's gone for half the year.
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[Planetman]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Eh, the drunk driving itself happened two years ago, so it's not like the Broncos didn't see it coming.

That being said, it was a ticking time bomb with an unknown detination time. I think it qualifies as a minor implosion. /dogpile on Donkey fans

[Bwana]

Ring ring, guess who.......