Bears' Byron Pringle Arrested For Doing Donuts In Hellcat W/ Suspended Lic., Kid In Car
NFL's Byron Pringle Arrested For Doing Donuts In Hellcat ... With Young Son In Car
Chicago Bears WR Byron Pringle was arrested Saturday in Florida after state troopers say they busted him doing donuts in his sports car on a suspended license, with a child in the car, TMZ Sports has learned.
And, cops say Pringle was uncooperative ... becoming "verbally confrontational" with them during the stop.
28-year-old Pringle -- an NFL vet out of Kansas State -- was pulled over by Florida Highway Patrol in his Orange 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat around 6 PM in Pasco County, FL after an FHP officer says he witnessed the car burning rubber, doing donuts on a public road, according to an incident report we obtained.
FYI, the Hellcat has over 700 HP ... and has a top speed of around 200 MPH. The car starts at over $65K.
Troopers say Byron was the driver of the vehicle. The car had two passengers ... an adult male in the front passenger seat, and a male child in the back seat. We're told the kid was Pringle's.
When police ran Pringle's license, they say it came back suspended.
Byron was taken into custody at 6:15 PM ... when he was taken to the county jail. He was arrested for Reckless Driving and driving on a suspended license.
The Hellcat was towed to a local yard.
Pringle was undrafted out of college ... before signing with the KC Chiefs as a free agent. He won a Super Bowl (LIV) during the 2019 season. Over his 4 years in Kansas City, he caught 67 balls for 4 touchdowns.
In March, Pringle signed a contract reportedly worth $6 million ($4 mil guaranteed) with the Chicago Bears.