Drunk NFL Player Tries to Leave Accident Scene, Gets Stopped by Trooper; “PR Nightmare”

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Dozens of media outlets have reported on the DUI arrest of NY Jets tight-end Chris Herndon, but every other report was missing a big part of the story: the drunk NFL rookie had tried to leave the scene of the accident… only to be stopped by a New Jersey trooper.

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In this Real World Police exclusive, watch as a New Jersey State Police trooper driving an unmarked vehicle comes up on the scene of a rollover accident. As soon as the trooper exits his vehicle he notices a black male standing on the shoulder walking quickly away from him — and away from the accident scene. Recognizing that normal people don’t hang out on the side of the highway, the trooper quickly realizes that the male was probably involved, and the he orders the male to stop. Shortly thereafter, we hear the male confirm his involvement in the accident, and identify himself as New York Jets rookie tight-end Chris Herndon.

The trooper informs his colleagues that Herndon had been attempting to leave the scene of the accident, changing the CAD code for the incident from a traffic accident to an investigatory stop. The trooper explicitly informs his colleagues that Herndon had been drinking, and reminds them to “do [their] job”… but to also watch out for the “PR nightmare” to come.

The full-length version of this dash cam video is a bit more than ten minutes long. Although the unedited version doesn’t contain anything earth-shattering beyond what you see/hear in this edit, it will be posted to Patreon soon for those who are interested.

Correction: An earlier version of this video’s description implied that Herndon is no longer with the Jets. That was incorrect. Thank you to Roman Shepherd for the correction.

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