ATHENS, Ga. – Once again, speeding and drinking resulted in the incarceration of a Georgia football player. That’s according to Athens-Clarke County Police, who Tuesday morning released the full report to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the DUI arrest of Bulldogs running back Trevor Etienne in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Police said Etienne had been traveling between 80 and 90 mph in a 50-mph zone in his 2024 Audi RS7 when he was pulled over on South Milledge Avenue at 1:50 a.m. Sunday. Etienne declined to consent to a field sobriety test but, according to the arresting officer, had slurred speech, glossy eyes and was swaying “back and forth while standing on flat ground.”
Based on the officer’s assessment, Etienne, a 19-year-old from Jennings, La., was taken into custody and charged with DUI-alcohol-less safe, with reckless driving, with failure to maintain lane/improper driving and with affixing materials that reduce visibility of windows for tinting of 4%. Police claimed in the report that the 19-year-old Etienne admitted to drinking three beers in downtown Athens. Since he is under 21, any alcohol consumption is considered illegal. “I would first want to reiterate what I said last week about the kid. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know him. I think he’s a great kid, great person,” coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday at his already scheduled weekly news conference during spring practice. “We’ve gotten to know his family. He enjoys being coached. He’s a bright kid. We push him hard out there, and he really loves the competition.
