Aldon Smith DUI Arrest: 49ers Linebacker Seen Swerving On Miami Street

by David Fucillo on Jan 30, 2012 8:00 AM PST in San Francisco 49ers News

For those that missed it over the weekend, 49ers rookie Aldon Smith was arrested in Miami Saturday morning for suspicion of driving under the influence. Matt Barrows had some details from the Miami-Dade police department. According to the police report, Smith was observed swerving on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami Beach and was pulled over at a little after 4:30am. He failed a field sobriety test and then spent 3 1/2 hours in a correctional facility before posting the $1,000 bond and being released.

The 49ers issued a basic statement indicating they would not comment further given that it is an ongoing legal matter. I would imagine Jim Harbaugh will chat with him sometime soon. Coach Harbaugh went through his own DUI in 2005 while he was head coach at the University of San Diego. We'll never hear the conversation Harbaugh and Smith have, but I would love to be a fly on the wall for that one.

Thoughts on DUIs aside, this operates as a significant learning experience for the budding young star. This is the first time he's gotten into trouble (at least, as far as I can tell). People make mistakes and all we can ask is that he learns from this mistake and becomes a little smarter because of it. I don't think it is much more complicated than that at this point. He shouldn't have made the mistake in the first place, but it happened and it is time to grow from that. I'd imagine Coach Harbaugh will have something along those lines to say to him in the coming days, if they haven't spoken already.

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I wonder what his BAC was?

Hopefully he learns from this mistake and this type of behavior doesn’t become the norm for him. I think that the Niners locker room is pretty strong and they will get Aldon in line and guide him to becoming a good player with a good work ethic.

by pt33 on Jan 30, 2012 8:28 AM PST reply actions

I think it's fine...

he’s a young kid that just had an amazing rookie season, and finally took time to celebrate a bit, yes, he made a mistake, but he seems to be a learner from his mistakes rather than be a multiple offender.

by 29spYder on Jan 30, 2012 9:07 AM PST up reply actions

all arguements about the ethics of drinking and driving aside

I think we can all pretty much agree that we hope he doesn’t have to miss any game for this.

by KGboomer on Jan 30, 2012 9:08 AM PST reply actions

First offense is a 5k fine.

So no games lost.

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by manraj7 on Jan 30, 2012 9:10 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions

Just say it # 7 , because we all know it's AleX's fault ...!!

I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ..( .AleX ) was asked , what do you think about all the game manager talk ... AleX i guess i just managed myself a VIctory ... Extend the Man ...!!

by Edggy on Jan 30, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions

what does this have to do with Alex….at all??

by KGboomer on Jan 30, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions

Because he failed to get us to the superbowl, so Aldon went to Miami.

It is ALWAYS quarterback’s fault.

by Mindless on Jan 30, 2012 11:09 AM PST up reply actions

I see both of you are most likely pointing to everyone trying to always blame Alex...

but honestly why try to make it an issue when no one is discussing it and its completely irrelevant to this post? No one attacked Alex…

by KGboomer on Jan 30, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions

yup you caught me

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by manraj7 on Jan 30, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions

do we know this for sure? is every first offense treated exactly the same? not doubting you, just trying to clarify

by KGboomer on Jan 30, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions

Well he has been a fine citizen before this incident

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by manraj7 on Jan 30, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions

oh ok i guess you are making sense...

nice! No games missed for Aldon. I want to see what he can do when playing every down.

by KGboomer on Jan 30, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions

fine

It can be up to a 50k fine.

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by David Fucillo on Jan 30, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions

but he never did anything bad before

i will be surprised if he gets anything more than the minimum.

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by manraj7 on Jan 30, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions

first offense, so I doubt any games missed.

by 29spYder on Jan 30, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions

Like to say I think most of us went thru that kind of crap when we were younger ...

but ofcourse some people don’t learn from it! hopefully he does

by Aazoba Yuzuki on Jan 30, 2012 9:10 AM PST reply actions

I did not.

I do not think it is a good idea to drink and drive.

Nothing normal or understandable about that.

by Mindless on Jan 30, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions

What a shame

If we were in the superbowl, which we should have been, he wouldn’t have had this drunk opportunity. I can think of only one place to put the blame.

"Let It Roll"

by To The Bone on Jan 30, 2012 9:59 AM PST via mobile reply actions

Or if he was in the Pro Bowl

like he should have been. So we can blame the NFL for not putting him on the ballot.
Or we can blame him because he is the one who picked up the bottle and decided to drive after. Hopefully he learns from his mistake and it doesn’t happen again. I did the same thing once when I was 20. I got lucky, the cop who pulled me over was a friend. It hasn’t happened since then.

by jobharve on Jan 30, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions

I like to intentionally swerve when I’m sober, gotta keep other drivers on their toes.

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by Virginia9er on Jan 30, 2012 10:51 AM PST reply actions

Proper driving requires you to “swerve” if you want to apex and hit the racing lines.

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by Anonymous1337 on Jan 30, 2012 11:03 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

lol

by KGboomer on Jan 30, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions

I naturally swerve

I always thought what I would say if I got pulled over. If I was coming back from school I would say “I wish” then me and the cop would have a nice laugh and I would get to go home.

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by manraj7 on Jan 30, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions

Live and learn...it's embarrassing for sure. No one feels worse about this than Aldon im sure...it's just a good thing no one was hurt.

There is the possibility he gets off on this too, he has the money to fight it and buy his way out of it. You’ve seen athletes in the past get charges like this altered or dropped.

by Coretete on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 AM PST reply actions