Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill, Feb. 28, 2021. Detroit Free Press
Former Detroit Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi has reportedly been arrested on the suspicion of drunk driving.
According to TMZ, the 46-year-old was pulled over after midnight Saturday morning in Auburn Hills after motorists called 911 to report a swerving car.
Police reportedly saw the vehicle run a red light. When Bertuzzi was pulled over, officers suspected he was intoxicated. Bertuzzi refused a breathalyzer test, but according to TMZ, Bertuzzi showed signs of impairment during field sobriety tests.
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Joe Taylor, who identified himself as a working front-desk operations for the Auburn Hills Police Department, said the department did not have a comment because the incident is “still under investigation.”
Records show Bertuzzi was booked 3:35 a.m. Saturday and released from Oakland County Jail 12:52 p.m. Saturday.
Bertuzzi, 46, played for the Wings in 2007 and returned for a second stint from 2009-10 to 2013-14. Bertuzzi was a good fit with the Wings, and popular in the locker room. He has remained in the area since retiring, and sometimes is a guest at in-arena entertainment during games at Little Caesars Arena.
Bertuzzi's career is marred by an incident from March 2004, when he was with the Vancouver Canucks. In retaliation for Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore checking Vancouver Canucks captain Markus Naslund (there was no penalty on the play) during a game the previous month, Bertuzzi punched Moore in the back of the head. The hit ended Moore's career. The incident led to criminal charges and a lengthy lawsuit that was settled confidentially in 2014.
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Bertuzzi is the uncle for Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi.
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