Former Arkansas quarterback, Ryan Mallett, was arrested on Suspicion of DWI in Springdale Tuesday night, according to Lt. Jeff Taylor with Springdale Police. Lt. Taylor said officers responded to an accident near the intersection of New Hope and 112 around 6:23 p.m. According to an arrest report, the arresting officer was told prior to arrival that one of the drivers was possibly intoxicated. The officer noted Mallett had "blood shot watery eyes and could smell a strong odor of intoxicants coming from his persons." A field sobriety test indicated that Mallett was intoxicated at or above the legal limit of 0.08.Mallett was taken into custody just before 7:00 p.m. At the Springdale City Jail, Mallett was given a breath test where he blew .081. Mallett was booked into the jail at 7:43 p.m. and released to at 11:30 p.m. after someone signed to be responsible for him.Mallett was given a ticket for the careless prohibited driving. A court date was set for October 14.Ryan Mallet played at the University of Arkansas from 2008-2010. He was drafted in the third round of the 2011 draft and played in the NFL for the Patriots, Texans, and Ravens.

Former Arkansas quarterback, Ryan Mallett, was arrested on Suspicion of DWI in Springdale Tuesday night, according to Lt. Jeff Taylor with Springdale Police.

Lt. Taylor said officers responded to an accident near the intersection of New Hope and 112 around 6:23 p.m.


According to an arrest report, the arresting officer was told prior to arrival that one of the drivers was possibly intoxicated. The officer noted Mallett had "blood shot watery eyes and could smell a strong odor of intoxicants coming from his persons." A field sobriety test indicated that Mallett was intoxicated at or above the legal limit of 0.08.

Mallett was taken into custody just before 7:00 p.m. At the Springdale City Jail, Mallett was given a breath test where he blew .081. Mallett was booked into the jail at 7:43 p.m. and released to at 11:30 p.m. after someone signed to be responsible for him.

Mallett was given a ticket for the careless prohibited driving. A court date was set for October 14.

Ryan Mallet played at the University of Arkansas from 2008-2010. He was drafted in the third round of the 2011 draft and played in the NFL for the Patriots, Texans, and Ravens.