Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of drunk driving.
Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Mike Lee said Peterson was pulled over at around 3:20 a.m. in Richfield, Minn., when a trooper observed him driving 83 mph in a 55-mph zone.
Peterson submitted to a breathalyzer test, which measured his blood-alcohol content at 0.14. The legal limit in Minnesota is 0.08. The 40-year-old was taken into custody and booked into the Hennepin County Jail on a misdemeanor count of fourth-degree driving while impaired.
Peterson was a guest at the Vikings’ draft party at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday night. He was interviewed by KFAN Radio, the team’s flagship radio station, during the event.
