(booking photo via Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office) (courtesy)
By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
New Orleans Saints defensive back P.J. Williams was arrested overnight on a drunk-driving charge after New Orleans police say he was driving 30 mph over the speed limit along the Crescent City Connection bridge.
NOPD spokesman Aaron Looney said officers were driving on the bridge when they spotted a car doing 80 mph in a 50 mph zone. They stopped the car at Camp Street and Andrew Higgins Boulevard, at which time Williams refused a breath test, Looney said. Police booked Williams shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 23) on charges including driving while intoxicated, speeding, improper lane usage, careless driving and failure to use a turn signal.
Williams, 25, had a DUI arrest before the Saints selected him in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft out of Florida State, according to a Tallahassee Democrat report in 2015. And in 2014, a New York Times report said he was driving on a suspended license when he was involved in a car crash that police in Tallahassee originally classified as a hit and run, but later issued Williams two traffic tickets. ...
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