*Former Arizona Cardinals receiver Michael Floyd was “extremely” drunk when he cops knocked on the window of his car after it failed to move for green lights.
Under Arizona law, extreme DUI is defined as a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.15 percent or higher within two hours of driving or being in actual control of a vehicle.
Floyd’s BAC was 0.217 percent, according to results released today from the Scottsdale Police Department crime laboratory.
The athlete, who was subsequently released by the Arizona Cardinals and has since been claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots, was arrested and charged with obstructing a roadway, DUI impaired to the slightest degree, DUI blood alcohol content above .08, and failure to obey a police officer. [“Impaired to the slightest degree” is from Arizona Revised Statute 28-1381(a)(1), which means if a person is in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicating substance and is “impaired to the slightest degree” than you are guilty of DUI.]
Scottsdale police on Tuesday released about a dozen body-cam videos of Floyd’s arrest on suspicion of DUI. Video shows the wide receiver was in a deep slumber behind the wheel of his vehicle while stopped at a traffic signal on Dec. 12. Footage shows his eyes closed, head back and mouth open when an officer approached his Cadillac Escalade at approximately 2:48 a.m. After several baton taps on the window failed to rouse him, the officer pounded with her fist, which did the trick.
Floyd awoke with a start and appeared disoriented when told to put the car in park and turn off the vehicle. Floyd then rolled down his window, with the officer ultimately reaching into the car to unlock the door to remove Floyd from the vehicle.
Watch below from the body-cams of two different officers:
This is Floyd’s second DUI arrest. He had a BAC of .19 when he was arrested in 2011 while at Notre Dame.
Arizona state law does not play when it comes to penalizing drunk drivers. If Floyd is convicted for a first offense of operating a motor vehicle with a BAC over .20, he faces a mandatory jail sentence of at least 45 days, will have to use an ignition interlock system, pay a $500 fine and contribute $1,000 to a prison construction fund and $1,000 to a public safety equipment fund. Penalties for a second offense within 84 months of a first conviction are even more harsh.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Wednesday said the team was aware of the video of the incident and that Floyd was expected to practice with the team.
“Yeah, we were aware of his situation when we claimed him,” Belichick said. “He’s in an ongoing legal situation I’m not going to comment on.”
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