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SEATTLE (AP) - Star Washington tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

The Seattle City Attorney's Office filed the misdemeanor count against him Tuesday, saying his blood-alcohol level was 0.18 percent, more than twice the state limit of .08 percent.

Seferian-Jenkins was arrested March 9 following a late-night car accident. A police report said he had a bloody nose consistent with hitting his face on the windshield and the strong odor of alcohol. He was transported to a hospital for treatment.

Seferian-Jenkins was indefinitely suspended from the team following the arrest. Prosecutors said he would be sent a summons to appear in court at a later date.

He was a third-team All-American selection by the AP last season.


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  • Big Zipper wrote...
    He might just set a single game record for catches today?
    November 23, 2012 8:17 am
    Should be a good day for Austin
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  • Savanni wrote...
    What a joke
    March 12, 2013 1:03 pm
    "He will be disciplined internally in accordance with team and departmental policies" Nice on Sark, but we all know this translates into nothing more than a "Don't do it again" kind of conversation. A slap on the wrist at best.
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  • HockeyMom wrote...
    No kidding, Savanni
    March 12, 2013 3:18 pm
    I am guess Sark will consult with Romar as to how to best discipline and mentor the player. We all know how well that helped ol' Venoy.
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  • Clearwater3 wrote...
    Right you are!
    March 13, 2013 7:34 am
    If he was a Coug, he'd be gone now.
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  • taxslave wrote...
    If he was a coug...
    March 13, 2013 7:49 am
    This wouldn't be his first arrest....
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  • Clearwater3 wrote...
    Only because the cops in Seattle...
    March 13, 2013 9:20 am
    ...are happy to look the other way when it's a local hero who's run afoul of the law.
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  • Sean wrote...
    Really, Clearwater?
    March 13, 2013 9:28 am
    Then why was he ARRESTED? Nice try....
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  • Clearwater3 wrote...
    Good grief...
    March 13, 2013 9:02 pm
    ...when they've got to get the tow truck to drag your car out of the retention pond, it's a little hard to sweep it under the rug. But in this town and when it comes to the Dawgs, it's "no harm, no foul".
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  • Newton wrote...
    Its not jenkins
    March 13, 2013 10:32 am
    He's young and made a mistake. I feel the school was to harsh on the kid. I don't agree with the school. He was not on school property when this happened and UW should not say anything about it.
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  • HockeyMom wrote...
    Too harsh?!?
    March 13, 2013 3:15 pm
    Really, Newton? So, then I am guessing you have never heard of schools having and enforcing an athletic code of conduct? His DUI is very much not in accordance with college athletics codes. We all know that Romar didn't know how to enforce it, but suspending him was the right call. People thought Leach was too harsh suspending his Cougs that broke the rules, but in the long run you have a better team with alot less drama.
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  • JBWilcox wrote...
    Dui's
    April 9, 2013 2:53 pm
    It is a proven fact that people arrested for DUI have driven drunk many times before finally getting caught. Is Sark has any balls he should be suspended at least 6 games John
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