Bears running back arrested for DUI

Austin, Texas -- Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested early Saturday and charged with drunken driving in downtown Austin, Texas, police said.

It was Benson's second DUI charge in a month.

Both The Austin American-Statesman and the Chicago Tribune newspapers reported Benson failed a field sobriety test in downtown Austin and was charged with driving while intoxicated.

"There was alcohol involved, that's all we know," Bears General Manager Jerry Angelo told the Tribune. "We are certainly going to take this seriously. Disappointment is (a) too often-used word when talking about Cedric."

Austin police spokeswoman Veneza Aguinaga said the Bears' top pick in the 2005 NFL draft was taken to the Travis County Jail and later was released on bond.
In May, the former University of Texas standout was charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest near Austin.

Both DUI charges are class B misdemeanors.

His attorney, Sam Bassett, told the Statesman Benson was in Austin this weekend for his mother's birthday.

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