The Tennessee DUI charge against NFL quarterback Steve McNair was dismissed after his brother-in-law agreed to a lesser traffic violation.
McNair was a passenger in his Dodge pick-up truck when the vehicle was stopped by Nashville police in May for speeding. The driver, brother-in-law Jamie Cartwright, was arrested after he failed a field sobriety test. Under Tennessee law, McNair was also charged with DUI for allowing his vehicle to be driven by someone who was drunk.
Cartwright’s DUI defense attorney negotiated a plea bargain of reckless driving. As a consequence of the lesser charge, the case against McNair was dismissed.
The former Tennessee Titan player was in General Sessions Court in Nashville when the DUI was dropped.
May 26, 2012
