Bodycam Footage Reveals Former NFL Quarterback โขjayโข Cutler‘s Attempt to Avoid DUI Arrest
WILLIAMSON COUNTY,TN – โ Bodycamโ footage released followingโ his october 17,2024,arrest shows former NFL quarterback Jay Cutlerโฃ attemptingโฃ to leave theโ scene โof a two-vehicle crash โขbefore being detained onโฃ suspicion of โdriving under โthe influence.
Cutler, who played for the Denver โฃBroncos, Chicago Bears, adn Miami dolphins over โa 12-year career, was initiallyโฃ involved in a minor collision with another driver. According to police reports, officers arrived to find bothโฃ driversโฃ discussing the incidentโข and appearing to prepare toโข handle itโฃ privately.However,โ an officer’s observation of Cutler’s demeanor prompted further questioning.
“Hey,โข sir, can I ask โขyou a question?โ How much alcohol have you had today?” the โofficer asked Cutler, as captured on bodycam footage.
Cutler initially responded, “Uh, none.”
The officer, identifying himself asโ an advanced roadside impairment detection enforcement officer, pressed further: “Don’tโ lie to me. How much alcohol haveโค you hadโ today?”
Cutler then admitted to “Umm, a little bit.”
When asked toโค perform field sobriety tests, Cutler refused. Heโ was subsequently handcuffed and placed โin โคthe back โof a patrol car.
Cutlerโ was charged with driving under the โinfluence, possessing a gun while intoxicated, failure to โคexercise due care, and implied consent. An โคarrest affidavit revealed Cutler allegedly offeredโข theโข other driver $2,000 not to contact the police and allow himโข to drive away. A loaded Glockโ pistol was also found in the center console of hisโข truck.
In โAugust, Cutler reached a โคplea โฃdeal, pleading guilty to DUI in exchange for the โคdismissal of theโค other charges. He was ordered by a Williamson County โjudge โคto pay a $350 fine andโ serve four days โin the Williamson County Jail, which he completed byโ the endโ of september.
Cutler is also serving one yearโ of unsupervised probation, is required toโฃ attend a DUI safety class, and had his Tennessee driver’s license revoked.
The other driver โinvolved inโ the โขcrash has filed a lawsuit against Cutler, seeking $25,000 in compensatory damages for injuries sustainedโข in the incident.
Cutler was a first-round โNFLโ draft pick (11th overall) in 2006, selected by the Denver Broncos after playing college football at Vanderbilt University.
