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Police: Ward failed sobriety tests

"Weeks after Hines Ward's fancy footwork earned him the top spot on "Dancing With the Stars," the Steelers receiver couldn't walk a straight line in a field sobriety test for police outside Atlanta, a report released Monday states.

Ward, 35, repeatedly failed to keep his balance, swayed back and forth, missed the heel-to-toe connection, turned improperly and had to use his arms for balance during a one-leg stand after police in DeKalb County, Georgia, pulled him over about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the report.

A portable breath test officers administered showed Ward's blood-alcohol content was .128 percent; the legal limit for driving in Georgia is .08 percent. Such tests are not admissible in court, lawyers said.

"The officer would only be able to say that the test showed the presence of alcohol but not specifically what the result was," said Atlanta DUI attorney Jim Paisley, who is not connected to the case.

Agent Andy Ree did not return a call seeking comment. On Saturday, he released a statement saying Ward "was not impaired by alcohol while driving."

Police said Ward refused to take further alcohol breath tests and was booked into the DeKalb County Jail at 3:41 a.m. Saturday. Authorities released him at 6:30 a.m. after he posted $1,300 bond.

A DeKalb County police officer pulled over Ward's 2009 Aston Martin when he saw the driver swerving and striking a curb. The officer smelled a "strong odor of an alcohol beverage" coming from Ward, who said he had been at a bar called Bottle Top in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, where he consumed two Corona beers, the last of which he drank at midnight. He said he was driving erratically because he dropped his phone."


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