police docs – Hartford Courant

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler attempted to leave the scene of a car crash in Tennessee after the driver he rear-ended turned down his $2,000 bribe, according to police documents.

Cutler was charged with DUI, possession of a handgun under the influence, failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision and implied consent following the fender bender in Franklin Township on Thursday. He was booked into the Williamson County Jail and released on $5,000 bond later that same night.

According to an arrest report obtained by WGN, Cutler drove his white Ram into another vehicle around 5 p.m., near the 200 block of Bridge Street. In wake of the crash, he allegedly offered the other driver a couple thousand dollars not to call the police, but the unidentified motorist refused and law enforcement arrived on the scene shortly thereafter.

Police immediately noticed that Cutler’s eyes were bloodshot and that he “slurred and mumbled” his words, with authorities describing him as “thick-tongued” in their report.

The former footballer, who lives in Franklin, also had an “overwhelming odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his person,” police said.

When asked if he had anything to drink, Cutler initially said he did not but then amended his statement, telling police he had a “little bit” of alcohol before getting behind the wheel, per police documents. He then allegedly refused to take a field sobriety test, prompting his arrest.

First responders transported Cutler to a local hospital “where a blood sample was obtained through a blood search warrant,” police said. The results of that blood test are still pending.

A subsequent search of Cutler’s car turned up a rifle in the backseat and a loaded Glock handgun in the center console, according to the police report.