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Falcons' Turner charged with DUI after win
FS South Staff Reports
September 18, 2012
Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner was booked in the Gwinnett County Jail early Tuesday morning on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding in the metro Atlanta area.
Turner, 30, was booked shortly after 5 a.m., mere hours after the Falcons beat the Denver Broncos 27-21 on national television. According to jail records, Turner was released on $2,179 bond around 7 a.m.
Lt. Sean Smith of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office said Turner's traffic citation shows he was driving 97 mph in a 65-mph speed zone. Turner's black Audi r8 was pulled over traveling on Interstate 85 northeast of Atlanta.
"The officer made contact with the driver who identified himself as 30-year-old Michael Turner of the Atlanta Falcons," Cpl. Edwin Ritter said in a news release. "The officer could smell an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from the driver and proceeded to conduct a DUI investigation."
The game itself went well for the Northern Illinois product who has played in Atlanta the past five seasons, as he set a franchise record with his 51st touchdown as a Falcon.
Further details on Turner's arrest will be released later today.
FS South Staff Reports
September 18, 2012
Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner was booked in the Gwinnett County Jail early Tuesday morning on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding in the metro Atlanta area.
Turner, 30, was booked shortly after 5 a.m., mere hours after the Falcons beat the Denver Broncos 27-21 on national television. According to jail records, Turner was released on $2,179 bond around 7 a.m.
Lt. Sean Smith of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office said Turner's traffic citation shows he was driving 97 mph in a 65-mph speed zone. Turner's black Audi r8 was pulled over traveling on Interstate 85 northeast of Atlanta.
"The officer made contact with the driver who identified himself as 30-year-old Michael Turner of the Atlanta Falcons," Cpl. Edwin Ritter said in a news release. "The officer could smell an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from the driver and proceeded to conduct a DUI investigation."
The game itself went well for the Northern Illinois product who has played in Atlanta the past five seasons, as he set a franchise record with his 51st touchdown as a Falcon.
Further details on Turner's arrest will be released later today.
