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April 4, 2016Former Ohio State Buckeyes Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Troy Smith was arrested in Westerville, a Columbus, Ohio suburb early Sunday morning on an OVI charge.
Here’s the original report from Westerville police.
Former OSU quarterback Troy Smith released following his arrest for an OVI. DETAILS: https://t.co/tH0DzvK9ft #10TV pic.twitter.com/tNphMFef0R
— 10TV.com (@10TV) April 3, 2016
While the former Heisman winner was arrested on an OVI charge for blowing a .143 on a Breathalyzer test following a traffic stop just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning, he was also charged with improper display of license plates and possession of marijuana following his failed sobriety test as well.
The 31-year-old played under head coach Jim Tressel from 2003-06 as a Buckeye. During his time in Columbus, the quarterback won the Heisman Trophy his season senior in 2006, when he completed 203-of-311 pass attempts (65.3 percent), and attaining 2,542 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, six interceptions and ran for 204 yards and one touchdown. In his four year career at Ohio State, the former All-American combined to complete 420-of-670 passes (62.7 percent), 5,720 yards, 54 touchdowns and 13 interceptions while also running for 1,168 yards and 14 touchdowns.
In 2007, the gunslinger was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round (174th overall). The Glenville, Ohio native had played in just four seasons in the NFL, three with the Ravens and his final season with the San Francisco 49ers. During his four-year career, Smith totaled 1,734 passing yards, eight touchdowns, and five interceptions while completing 121-of-234 pass attempts (51.7 percent). He also ran for 230 yards and three touchdowns. His last professional football stint came in 2014 with the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League before deciding to retire from football.
In numerous Instagram posts by Smith, he made a statement following his arrest.
Per Eleven Warriors, this was Smith said:
I think social media gives us a chance to bridge the gap in between a lot of the relationships we never have. I don’t mind the comments and the opinions. You know, because we learn from one another, we’re here for one another, and I think that everybody’s opinion is greatly appreciated.
More so than anything, what happened to me was definitely nowhere near funny, it was incredibly serious. The thing that I’m smiling about is the [unjust] manner in which it happened. The only people that know about that are the people who were in my party who got pulled over prior to me, and I pulled my car over to stay and assist with them. And obviously what happened, happened, and I do apologize.
There is nothing wrong with accepting that you have made a mistake, moving forward, and knowing that you have to learn from it. I want everyone to understand and know that there is nothing funny about what happened, and I do understand the severity behind drinking and driving. I was literally minutes away from my home when this happened. And I think you guys deserve this explanation.
I’m going to say it again, there’s nothing funny about it, and hopefully you guys understand that I’m a human being and I will learn from it, and I appreciate all of (it) whether the comments are incredibly nice or not. I appreciate it.
Thank you.
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I wonder if he took a Life Support.
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Oh, Troy. Why, Troy?