Minnesota Viking's Cedric Griffin Pleads Guilty to DUI
Last week, Minnesota Viking’s Cedric Griffin pled guilty to misdemeanor DUI. There are a couple of things that are interesting about this case.
The first is that Griffin was arrested after he voluntarily pulled over…apparently because he believed he was too impaired to drive. The second is that the judge must have taken that into consideration when he sentenced Griffin for driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or greater.
The plea stems from incidents that took place last August when Griffin and others all parked their cars at a hotel…which was only about five minutes from Griffin’s home…and hired a limousine to pick them up to take them out. After they returned to their cars, Griffin began driving home. After a couple of minutes, he pulled over, reportedly because he didn’t feel it was safe to continue. Moments later, he was approached by a police officer who subsequently arrested him for DUI.
Griffin was sentenced to two years of informal probation, two days of community service with Mothers against Drunk Driving (MADD), and was ordered to pay a $300 fine. Griffin’s stricter sentence comes from the NFL, which includes participation in the NFL’s substance abuse program, random drug testing, and a possible fine of up to $50,000. He did not receive a league suspension.
