Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner was arrested for drunken driving and speeding in Atlanta just hours after he scored a touchdown in the team's win over the Denver Broncos.
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner was jailed on charges of drunken driving and speeding early Tuesday, just hours after he scored a touchdown in the team's win over the Denver Broncos.
Turner, 30, of Suwanee, Ga., was booked into the Gwinnett County jail in metro Atlanta just after 5 a.m. Turner spent barely two hours behind bars before he was released on $2,179 bond, jail records show.
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Gwinnett County sheriff's Lt. Sean Smith said the police gave Turner a traffic ticket that said he was speeding 32 mph over the limit before he was pulled over.
"According to the information on the ticket, he was doing 97 mph in a 65 mph zone," Smith said.
A spokesman for the Gwinnett County Police Department, which arrested Turner, did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Hours before his arrest, Turner and the Falcons celebrated a 27-21 home victory over Payton Manning and the Denver Broncos.
Turner scored the Falcons' first touchdown after jumping over a pileup of Atlanta and Denver linemen in the first quarter. It was Turner's 51st touchdown for the Falcons, a team he joined in 2008 after four seasons with the San Diego Chargers. Last year, Turner rushed for 1,340 yards and 11 touchdowns.
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