Dwayne Jarrett has pleaded guilty to DWI charges stemming from an April 11 arrest in which police registered Jarrett’s blood-alcohol level at .12, above North Carolina’s legal limit of .08.
As punishment, Jarrett has surrendered his driver’s license, owes over $400 in court fees, and must complete 24 hours of community service. He also is now entered in the first level of the NFL’s substance abuse program, which makes him susceptible to more frequent random testing.
Had Jarrett had a rookie season closer to what Panthers fans were hoping for, this story would merely be an “okay-that’s-bad-now-forget-about-it” type story. However, with Jarrett now under the microscope this story will sadly only provide more ammo for fans to use against him. I hope he has learned his lesson and realizes how lucky he is to have not physically harmed himself or anyone else by driving drunk. Time to get it together, Dwayne.
June 24, 2008 at 11:07 am
Good Blog, Just read through most of your posts, I enjoy the opinions, plus solved so of my crazing for Panther information. Just a lil while longer till preseason…
June 24, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Thanks, much appreciated. I’ll continue to do my best to give everyone (myself included) something to hold them over til the season.