Wow - we're all here for you if you need us, Sean.
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ASHBURN, Va. -- The tumultuous year of Sean Taylor hit a new low in the early hours Thursday when he was arrested on a drunken driving charge.
Taylor was stopped by a state trooper at about 2:45 a.m. ET, on Washington's Interstate 495 beltway. Lt. Harry Newlin of the Virginia State Police said the officer suspected Taylor had been drinking.
"He failed some field sobriety tests, was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence," Newlin said. "He refused a breath test, so he was charged with driving under the influence and refusal of a breath test."
Taylor was held for four hours in the Fairfax County Jail and released on $5,000 bond at 10 a.m. His mug shot shows him wearing a black T-shirt with two star-shaped earrings.
Taylor is due in court Dec. 1. A first offense is punishable by up to one year in prison and-or a $2,500 fine.
"It's unfortunate, but we're a family here, and we'll stick behind Sean," friend Marcus Washington said. "Young guys sometimes make mistakes, and we always talk about that with the decisions you make, you have to accept the consequences. I know he will. He'll learn from his mistake and come back and play well for us."
"He's a good kid. He's been a pleasure to work with," Gregg Williams said. "The thing I deal with -- in the classroom and on the field of play, he's fun to be around. The things off the field, I don't deal with those things."
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ASHBURN, Va. -- The tumultuous year of Sean Taylor hit a new low in the early hours Thursday when he was arrested on a drunken driving charge.
Taylor was stopped by a state trooper at about 2:45 a.m. ET, on Washington's Interstate 495 beltway. Lt. Harry Newlin of the Virginia State Police said the officer suspected Taylor had been drinking.
"He failed some field sobriety tests, was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence," Newlin said. "He refused a breath test, so he was charged with driving under the influence and refusal of a breath test."
Taylor was held for four hours in the Fairfax County Jail and released on $5,000 bond at 10 a.m. His mug shot shows him wearing a black T-shirt with two star-shaped earrings.
Taylor is due in court Dec. 1. A first offense is punishable by up to one year in prison and-or a $2,500 fine.
"It's unfortunate, but we're a family here, and we'll stick behind Sean," friend Marcus Washington said. "Young guys sometimes make mistakes, and we always talk about that with the decisions you make, you have to accept the consequences. I know he will. He'll learn from his mistake and come back and play well for us."
"He's a good kid. He's been a pleasure to work with," Gregg Williams said. "The thing I deal with -- in the classroom and on the field of play, he's fun to be around. The things off the field, I don't deal with those things."
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