Jay Ratliff Reportedly Arrested for DWI Following Car Accident

January 23, 2013   ·   Ethan Grant   ·   Jump to comments

The Dallas Cowboys just went from uncomfortable to downright appalling.
Less than a month-and-a-half removed from a drinking-related tragedy involving two Cowboys players and a death that shocked the football community, Dallas nose tackle Jay Ratliff has reportedly been arrested for an incident similar in nature.
As reported by Jonathan Betz of ABC's news affiliate in Dallas, Ratliff was reportedly arrested early Tuesday morning for driving while intoxicated in Grapevine, Texas:
#Developing: #Cowboys player, Jay Ratliff, arrested for DWI this morn after hitting 18 wheeler on hwy 114. No injuries.
— Jonathan Betz (@jebetz) January 23, 2013 According to Sam Shemwell, the officer on the scene at the time of the crash, police determined Ratliff had been consuming alcohol at the time of the collision with the 18-wheeler. Calvin Watkins of ESPN Dallas reports:
Police arrived in the 2800 block of East State Highway 114 at 12:36 a.m. to investigate a crash. Poli...

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