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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Antonio Bryant was arrested in San Mateo on suspicion of drunken driving, resisting arrest and reckless driving, all misdemeanors, after an officer spotted Bryant’s 2005 orange Lamborghini blazing along the Bayshore Freeway at more than 100 mph, police said Tuesday.

Bryant became “belligerent” with officers after being pulled over and had to be restrained with straps before being taken to jail, police said.

A San Mateo police officer leaving Redwood City saw Bryant, 25, just before midnight Sunday driving north on Highway 101 at speeds “well over 100 mph,” Capt. Kevin Raffaelli said. Bryant got off the freeway at Kehoe Avenue in San Mateo and was pulled over on a side street, Raffaelli said.

“He was initially contacted for reckless driving and excessive speed … but officers noticed signs that he was under the influence and tried to get him to cooperate,” Raffaelli said. “He was extremely uncooperative and belligerent to officers.”

Based on “objective signs” that he was intoxicated, the officers tried to arrest Bryant for driving under the influence, Raffaelli said. But the wide receiver “became combative” and refused to get into the police car after officers had handcuffed him, Raffaelli said.

Police had to resort to straps to “confine his legs in a sitting position” so they could get the 6-foot-2-inch, 188-pound Bryant into a cruiser and ensure that he sat upright, Raffaelli said.

“He was pretty verbally abusive and derogatory,” Raffaelli said. He declined to give details of the exchange but said the incident had been tape recorded.

Bryant also refused to take a Breathalyzer test, Raffaelli said. Under state law, refusing to complete a blood, breath or urine test for alcohol results in a one-year license suspension for the first offense.

Bryant, who lives in San Jose, was booked into San Mateo County Jail in Redwood City at 2:50 a.m. Monday and was released four hours later, according to jail officials. Bail was set at $5,000, but Bryant was released on his own recognizance.

Bryant did not have to post bail because his case met basic criteria considered when someone is booked, sheriff’s Lt. Lisa Williams said. The alleged crime did not involve violence, and Bryant has no criminal record and is not considered a flight risk, she said.

“It’s not uncommon for someone to be released on their own recognizance in a DUI,” Williams said. “That’s what happens in most DUI cases.”

The San Mateo County district attorney’s office has not decided what charges, if any, to file against Bryant. He is scheduled to be arraigned Dec. 28.

The 49ers issued a statement saying, “We are aware of the off-field situation involving Antonio Bryant. Due to the nature of the incident, the 49ers are withholding further comment at this time.”

Efforts to reach Bryant through the team and his agent were unsuccessful.

The arrest occurred hours after the 49ers beat the division-leading Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, the team’s biggest win this year.