Dallas Cowboy's DUI arrest in death of teammate

[Jazzy]

Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent has been arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter stemming from a late night crash that resulted in the death of a teammate.



Brent was speeding when the vehicle hit a curb and flipped at least once, Argumaniz said. Police received 911 calls from motorists who saw the upside-down vehicle but they did not immediately have any eyewitnesses to the wreck, the police spokesman said.

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Another life lost to drinking and driving.

 

[JetWing34]

Brent is not getting more severe punishment, just a DUI. He's likely going to serve time in jail if his blood alcohol volume exceeds Texas limit 0.08%. If he hit the curb on accident, then there is no manslaughter. According to Texas regulations, Brent may serve a maximum of 180 days in jail, pay the fine of $2,000, and his license will be suspended for three to twelve months. If he refused to take the DUI test, his license will be suspended for six months. If I were an NFL commissioner, I would suspend him for the rest of the 2012/13 season, and maybe the first half of the 2013 NFL season. A lifetime ban is too harsh. Right now, we'll have to see how the suspension and fine by the state of Texas and the NFL goes.