NFL Football Player Ed Oliver Arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX -- Around 9pm Saturday evening, Montgomery County Communications received a 911 call from a concerned motorist advising of a white Ford F250 pulling a trailer with an ATV was driving recklessly. The caller advised the area of Highway 242 they were traveling was a construction zone with a 45MPH speed limit, the white Ford pickup was not able to stay in its own lane and was speeding. An attempt to located was broadcasted over the radio.

Soon after a deputy with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was able to located and stop the vehicle on FM 242 near FM 1485. After an investigation, the deputy asked for one of Constable Rowdy Hayden’s DWI Unit’s to make the scene. Shortly after, a sergeant with the DWI Unit arrived and began a DWI investigation. After failing field sobriety tests, Oliver was placed in custody for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Inside Oliver’s vehicle, deputies found a small caliber pistol; Texas law states that one cannot be in possession of a handgun while engaged in criminal activity. Oliver was also charged with misdemeanor Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon.

Constable Hayden stated, “Driving while intoxicated is a very serious crime. Many lives have been lost or effected by someone’s decision to drive while intoxicated. Our office is committed to making our streets safer.”