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Former University of Georgia running back Danny Ware jailed overnight

Former University of Georgia football player Danny Ware and his son, 3-year-old Danny Josiah. (Family photo)
Former University of Georgia football player Danny Ware and his son, 3-year-old Danny Josiah. (Family photo)
By Ellen Eldridge
May 8, 2016

Former Georgia running back Danny Ware spent Saturday evening in the Athens-Clarke County jail on a driving under the influence of alcohol charge, The Macon Telegraph reports.

According to jail logs, Ware was booked at 9:12 p.m. and was set to spend 24 hours in confinement for a DUI arrest. It’s possible he’s serving his punishment for a previous arrest that occurred a year ago.

A year ago this weekend, in the early morning of May 6, 2015, Ware was arrested and charged with DUI, possession of marijuana, reckless driving and speeding.

The former football player — a running back at Georgia from 2003 to 2006 before spending six years in the NFL — has not had an easy year.

Ware lost his 3-year-old son earlier this year, when the boy was struck by a car while riding his bicycle at his mother's Texas home. In February, Ware was fighting his estranged ex to bring the boy's body to Georgia for burial.

Read more about Ware’s Athens jail stay here.

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