Former Browns QB arrested for DUI, passed out in Wendy's drive-thru
Former Browns quarterback Tyler Thigpen was arrested early Sunday morning at a Wendy's drive-thru in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was found by police passed out behind the wheel.
According to the police report obtained by Myrtle Beach Online, Thigpen was confused and smelled like alcohol when he was woken up by officers:
Horry County police officers who were responding to a call at the BP gas station at U.S. 17 Bypass and 10th Avenue North saw a black Cadillac sport utility vehicle pull up to the nearby Wendy's drive-thru. After about 20 minutes, Horry County police noticed the truck hadn't moved.
The officers approached the Cadillac and saw that Thigpen was asleep in the driver's seat with his foot on the brake. Horry County police said it took several minutes to awaken him. When they did, Thigpen told police he was confused, didn't know where he was or how he had gotten there, according to the report.
He told police he had been at Broadway at the Beach with friends, according to the report. One of the Horry County officers said Thigpen smelled strongly of alcohol.
When asked, Thigpen told police that he had not consumed any alcohol, according to the report. The highway patrol officer instructed Thigpen to take three field sobriety tests and Thigpen refused. At this point the officer arrested Thigpen and took him to Myrtle Beach jail.
At the Myrtle Beach jail, Thigpen was asked to take a breathalyzer test, which he also refused.
Thigpen was chared with DUI and was released Sunday on a $1,000 cash/surety bond.
The 30-year-old Thigpen was signed to a one-year deal by the Cleveland Browns in May, but was released in August after the signing of Rex Grossman. He is currently a free agent.
(H/T Myrtle Beach Online)
