Two professional athletes with ties to the state of Florida were charged with driving under the influence this past weekend. Miami Dolphin running back Ronnie Brown and a Baltimore Oriole pitcher in Sarasota, FL for spring training have both been charged with DUI. Brown received his drunk driving charges in Georgia according to the Miami Herald while Baltimore pitcher Eric DuBose was cited for a DUI in Sarasota.
According to newspaper reports, the two professional athletes received their DUI citations to bookend the past weekend. Brown was charged Friday night in Cartersville, GA. He was pulled over for an illegal lane change and then performed poorly on a field sobriety test. DuBose was arrested in Sarasota early Monday morning. He was pulled over after swerving into oncoming traffic and then almost rear-ending a car.