NFL's Jeremy Lane Cops Plea Deal ... in DUI Case
3/26/2018 2:12 PM PDT
EXCLUSIVE
NFL player Jeremy Lane[1] just copped a plea deal in his January DUI case ... pleading guilty to reckless driving, TMZ Sports has learned.
As we previously reported, Lane was initially stopped for driving 80 mph in a 60 mph zone on January 18. When cops pulled Lane over, he had admitted to smoking weed[2] 3 hours earlier.
At the time of the arrest[3], Lane had told cops he was worried people would think he was drunk, saying "This time I was more high than anything."
The 27-year-old was initially charged with DUI on March 12 ... but has now agreed to the lesser reckless driving charge.
Lane -- a current free agent after he was released by the Seattle Seahawks earlier this month --could be sentenced to up to 364 days in jail, but it's unlikely he'll do any time at all. He can also be forced to cough up a maximum fine of $5,000.
Lane is due back in court in May.
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