Orioles’ Ponson Arrested, Charged With DUI
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Only hours after learning his season was likely over because of a torn ligament in his right thumb, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson was arrested early Thursday morning by the Maryland Transportation Authority Police and charged with driving while under the influence and driving while impaired. It is the third legal incident for Ponson involving alcohol since December. According to a police statement, Ponson was driving his 2005 Mercedes Benz on I-95 in Baltimore when he was stopped by an officer at 1:31 a.m. for following another vehicle too closely. Ponson was asked to perform several sobriety tests, which he failed, and he was subsequently transported to the MdTA Police … |