New details have surfaced in a report about the July arrest of Saints playmaker Deonte Harris on suspicion of DUI.
Harris' blood-alcohol concentration was .246%, which is more than three times the legal limit, when he was arrested in Baltimore County, Maryland, in the early hours of July 3, according to Amie Just of NOLA.com.
According to a police report obtained by the outlet, arresting officers observed a Mercedes-Benz C300 speeding and swerving across multiple lanes on Interstate 695 at around 1:30 a.m., prompting a traffic stop.
The police report says Harris' speech was slurry and he first handed over a credit card when he was asked to produce his driver's license. He admitted he had consumed multiple alcoholic drinks since about 4 p.m. the prior afternoon, the officers noted.
The 5-foot-6, 170-pound wide receiver and return specialist failed 16 of 18 field sobriety tests, according to the police report, and then blew into a breathalyzer which produced the .246% result. A second breathalyzer test conducted at a police station after his arrest produced a similar result, the police said.
Harris was cited for several infractions, including driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired, reckless driving and speeding, among others, totaling $1,000 in fines. That total does not include the DUI charge, however, the NOLA.com report said, and the case is still listed as open.
Harris has been present at Saints camp, and the NFL was yet to hand down a punishment over the allegations as of Wednesday. First-time DUI offenders are typically suspended two games by the league, Just reported.
The 23-year-old dynamo is a native of Baltimore, and signed with the Saints in 2019 as an undrafted free agent after playing his college ball at tiny Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was named a first-team All-Pro as a rookie for his exploits in the return game, and also earned a Pro Bowl nod that year.
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