Adrian Peterson Arrested For DWI
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Viking great Adrian Peterson faces another legal hurdle after being arrested early Friday morning for allegedly driving while intoxicated.
Hennepin County records confirm that the 40-year-old Peterson was arrested for fourth-degree DWI and booked into jail at 5:15 a.m. He was released just over two hours later at 7:30 a.m. The Minnesota State Patrol says a trooper stopped Peterson’s Audi Q5 after clocking it doing 83 mph in a 55 mph zone around 3:20 a.m. on southbound Highway 77 near 66th Street in Richfield.
Peterson is free on $4,000 bond. His next court appearance is set for May 9.
KARE 11 shot video of Peterson at the Vikings draft party at U.S. Bank Stadium Thursday night.
This arrest is just the latest in a string of legal woes for the former MVP. Peterson was charged with felony child abuse for using a switch to discipline his children in 2014, and most recently, he has gone to court on a number of issues, including accusations of failing to pay child support and refusing to turn over assets to pay off a debt reported at $12 million.
(Story by Dana Thiede, KARE 11 News)
