Miles Sanders NFL future uncertain after troubling Pennsylvania highway incident
Former NFL player Miles Sanders was arrested in Pennsylvania on charges of DUI and careless driving after being found unconscious in his vehicle. Police also reported discovering suspected marijuana during the incident.
Why it matters
The legal trouble creates significant uncertainty regarding the professional future of a high-profile athlete in the NFL.
Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders was arrested on DUI and careless driving charges in June after police found him slumped over in the driver’s seat of a Lexus stopped in the middle of William Penn Highway in Churchill Borough, Pennsylvania. According to CBS Pittsburgh, the 29-year-old was found in and out of consciousness and could not answer officers’ questions. Police said he later performed poorly on field sobriety tests and tested positive for alcohol. A package of suspected marijuana was also found inside the vehicle, according to court records. Sanders is due back in court in September. His attorney, Phil DiLucente, said the case has not reached the preliminary hearing stage and declined to comment further.Miles Sanders was found slumped over in a car on a Pennsylvania highwayThe arrest happened on June 8 in Churchill Borough, about 10 miles outside Pittsburgh.
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