Ex-Texas QB arrested again on DWI charge
Young, who works at UT, pleaded no contest to driving while intoxicated three years ago
Former University of Texas and NFL quarterback Vince Young was arrested in Fort Bend County early Monday after being accused of drunk driving — his second DWI charge in three years.
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputies reported that Young’s black Cadillac was stopped at the intersection of Sienna Parkway and Sienna Ranch Road in the left lane with its hazard lights on. The deputy said that when he pulled over to try to assist Young, he opened the window and then closed it again.
“The deputy noticed slurred speech and a strong smell of alcoholic beverage,” said Bob Haenel, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office.
“(Young) flunked every sobriety test they gave to him.”
Young, 35, was arrested at 4:30 a.m. Monday and discharged from Fort Bend County Jail on a $500 bail Tuesday.
In January 2016, Young, who was recently inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, was arrested and later pleaded no contest to a DWI charge. He was fined $300 and ordered to complete 60 hours of community service.
Young vowed that he turned his life around after the arrest. After he signed to play in the Canadian Football League in 2017, Young said he had learned from his mistakes.
In January, Young said he wouldn’t change anything about his past.
“I would change some small things but none of the big things because it has definitely made me tougher, stronger, more aware of a lot of things that go on in life,” he said.
“And it definitely has helped me become a better man, a husband (and father).”
Young, who played at Madison High School, led the Longhorns to the national championship over Southern Cal in 2006. He was a first-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans, was selected to the Pro Bowl twice and made the playoffs once. He last was on the field in the NFL in 2011, when he threw four touchdowns and had nine interceptions for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Young works at the University of Texas in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, where he mentors firstgeneration college students from low-income backgrounds.