Former Texas Longhorn quarterback Peter Gardere was arrested in central Austin for driving while intoxicated. Gardere was stopped by Austin Police at 17th Street and Lavaca for running a traffic light around 2:00 am Thursday. Officers detected a strong odor of alcohol and Gardere failed a field sobriety test. He was booked at Travis County Jail for Texas DWI and released around 6:00 am.
Gardere was starting quarterback for The University of Texas from 1989 to 1992, and he accumulated a 25-16 record. He earned the nickname ‘Peter the Great’ after leading the Longhorns to four straight wins over arch-rival Oklahoma.
Gardere had a short pro football career, being cut by the Seattle Seahawks and later by the New Orleans Saints. He briefly played in the Canadian Football League as a punter. Gardere currently works in commercial real estate for Stratus Properties Inc. in Austin.
If you have been arrested DWI in Travis County, Texas you will need to hire a Austin DWI lawyer to fight your Texas DWI charge and to help you try to save your driver’s license.
