Chicago Bears WR Byron Pringle arrested and charged for reckless driving on suspended licence
Chicago Bears wide receiver Byron Pringle was arrested on Saturday by the Florida Highway Patrol, according to an incident report obtained by ESPN.
Pringle, 28, was charged with reckless driving and driving with a suspended licence after police pulled him over for doing donuts on a public road in a 2016 Dodge Challenge SRT Hellcat, which is registered to the wide receiver.
The report states that the vehicle was occupied by Pringle, an adult passenger in the right front seat, and a male juvenile child in the left rear seat. During the arrest, Pringle’s Florida-issued licence was found to be suspended for financial responsibility as of Feb. 10 with a seize tag order and another suspension for failure to pay a traffic fine as of March 7.
Pringle was placed under arrest at approximately 6:15 p.m. ET on Saturday after he ignored commands from the arresting officer, according to the report, and was “verbally confrontational.” Pringle was then transported to the Pasco County Jail.
Representatives for Pringle declined to comment on the receiver’s arrest.
The Bears signed Pringle as a free agent last month on a one-year contract worth $4.125 million. The former undrafted receiver spent the 2018–21 season with the Kansas City Chiefs and is coming off a career-best season where he totaled 42 receptions for 568 yards and five touchdowns.