Aldon Smith was arrested once again on Thursday night, but the San Francisco 49ers linebacker claims he has been wrongly accused of at least one of the charges he is facing.
According to a report from the Santa Clara Police, Smith was arrested for driving while under the influence, hit-and-run and vandalism. The 25-year-old told KGO in San Francisco on Friday morning that there was no DUI.
“The people who are faithful remain faithful,” Smith said, per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. “Simple as this: Justice will be served, the truth will come out, there’s no DUI. I’m sorry for anybody I let down, I’m sorry for the way this whole thing … I need to speak and I want everybody to understand, this wasn’t a DUI, the situation I had could have been handled differently and I apologize for everybody I did let down and I apologize for how it all played out. But as far as everything is concerned, it will work out the way it’s supposed to work out. That’s all.”
Smith made no mention of the alleged hit-and-run or vandalism. Considering this would be the third time he has been arrested for suspicion of DUI and he also had this incident at an airport, it probably doesn’t matter to the 49ers if that charge sticks.
The bottom line is Smith seems incapable of staying out of trouble off the field. This tidbit of information says it all:
There have been 12 #49ers arrests or charges since January 2012; five of them have involved Aldon Smith.
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) August 7, 2015
And that doesn’t even include the time Smith was supposedly drinking at a former teammate’s house while he was on probation. Don’t be surprised if the Niners make a swift decision to release their best pass rusher.
UPDATE: Smith has been released by the 49ers.
