{"id":272884,"date":"2026-08-26T23:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/272884\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T23:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:28:07","slug":"nfl-player-arrested-in-neighborhood-near-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/272884\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL player arrested in neighborhood near Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">CHURCHILL, Pa. \u2014 An NFL player was arrested in a neighborhood near Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Miles Sanders, 29, is charged with DUI and careless driving after he was arrested in Churchill Borough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to court documents, Sanders was found in a silver Lexus that was sitting motionless in the middle of William Penn Highway near Beulah Drive. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Sanders is currently a free agent, but he most recently played for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025. He previously played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He is a Woodland Hills graduate who was born in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Court documents show the arrest happened on June 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">An officer reports Sanders was slumped in the driver\u2019s seat as they approached the vehicle. Police said he appeared to drift in and out of consciousness and was acting lethargic when they woke him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Officers conducted several field sobriety tests, including the walk-and-turn test, the one-leg stand test and the horizontal gaze nystagmus test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police said Sanders did not count his steps out loud and only took seven steps during the first step. In the second test, Sanders did not count out loud and put his foot to the ground after three seconds. Police say he showed six out of six possible clues of intoxication during the third test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He was given a portable breath test, and police say he tested positive for alcohol. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A sealed package of suspected marijuana was also recovered from the vehicle, police say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Officers said Sanders refused to take a chemical test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Sanders\u2019 attorney Phil DiLucente issued the following statement: \u201cThis is a private matter that has not even reached the Preliminary hearing stage and there will be no further comment.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This is a developing story. 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