Police report: NFL player struggled through sobriety test
In a photo provided by the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office, Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings appears in a booking photo Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in suburban Atlanta. Suburban Atlanta police say Jennings has been arrested on charges including DUI, reckless driving and speeding. Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Jake Smith said in a statement that 31-year-old Timothy Deshawn Jennings was driving a 2015 Mercedes at 99 mph in a 65-mph zone on I-85 before noon Wednesday. Smith says the officer conducting the stop smelled alcohol. (AP Photo/Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office)
DULUTH, Ga. >> A police report says Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings told an officer that he was running late for a parent-teacher conference when he was stopped for driving 99 mph on a metro Atlanta freeway.
Jennings was charged Wednesday afternoon with DUI, speeding and reckless driving and has bonded out of the Gwinnett County jail.
A police report says an officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Jennings’ breath and that he had slightly red and watery eyes when he was stopped.
Police say Jennings laughed when the officer told him that driving 99 mph in suburban Atlanta traffic was reckless, and later struggled through a sobriety test.
A Bears spokesman said the team is aware of Jennings’ arrest and gathering additional information. It’s unclear if Jennings has an attorney.
