Crime & Safety

Updated: Ward Arrested at Buford Highway, Briarwood Road

The two-time Super Bowl champion was arrested overnight and was released on bond.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward's DUI arrest occurred near the intersection of Buford Highway and Briarwood Road, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitition.

DeKalb police told the paper that Ward was stopped about 2:30 a.m. after a DeKalb officer noticed Ward, in his Aston Martin, failing to maintain a lane and then hitting a curb.

Ward failed a field sobriety test, and refused to take a breathalyzer test. He told officers he been at a downtown club, and had had two drinks.

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According to police, a passenger in Ward’s car had not been drinking, and he was allowed to drive the car instead of it being impounded.

Ward was released from Dekalb County Jail on $1,000 bond following his arrest overnight for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.

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Ward is not only a two-time Super Bowl champion, his charisma and dancing skills won him the “Dancing With the Stars” trophy, in the spring.  He has nearly one million Facebook friends and just yesterday posted comments on his bad habit of texting and driving.


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