Ex-NFL star Jay Cutler faces lawsuit over DUI crash that led to jail sentence
Former NFL star Jay Cutler was sued at the Tennessee court on Tuesday for a DUI accident in October, which led to imprisonment for the former Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos player.
Cutler was arrested after flying another vehicle with his van. Police said at the time that the former game founder had an alcohol smell, that he had blood eyes and could not find his words. According to the arrest statement, the other driver offered $ 2,000 to call the police and not allow him to go.
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He was found guilty of driving under the influence and will spend four days in Williamson district prison as of September 29. He also needs to pay a fine of $ 350. After being released, the Cutler will be in supervised for a year and will join a DUI security class according to WSMV-TV.
Apparently, Cutler’s legal struggles are far from ending.
Perry Lee, who was shot by the intermediary Cutler, filed a lawsuit at the Williamson district circuit court and is looking for a “more than $ 25,000” damage. Tennessean.
Lee’s lawyers told the newspaper, “Our customer is a veteran who was injured in a car accident for allegedly neglected by another driver.” He said. “Accident injuries caused him daily pain and exceeded the quality of life.
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He continued: “We are looking for justice for him to get the care he needs for him and try to move forward with his life.”
Cutler did not answer in court.
Cutler was the 11th general election of Broncos’s 2006 NFL draft after playing in VanderBilt. Between 2006-08, he played 37 games for Broncos, spent most of his 12-year NFL career before moving to Bears.
He made 23,443 yard and 154 touches with Chicago in 102 normal season matches. Bears reached playoffs only once under the leadership of 2010.
In 2017, Cutler finished his career in 2017 with Miami Dolphins and the last season with over 153 matches, including 35,133 yards and 160 goals.
Fox News’ Scott Thompson and Associated Press contributed to this report.
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