Details of Accident Leading to DWI Arrest of Texas Longhorns Star T'Vondre Sweat Revealed

Details behind the car accident that led to the arrest of Texas Longhorns star T'Vondre Sweat have been revealed.

Matt Galatzan | Apr 9, 2024

Texas defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat (93) attends practice in Caesars Superdome ahead of the Sugar / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA

Texas Longhorns star defensive tackle and NFL hopeful T'Vondre Sweat was arrested by the Austin Police Department on DWI charges, stemming from a car accident this past weekend.

Sweat, who was appears to have not been injured in the accident, was later booked into the Travis County Jail, with his bail set at $3,000. The incident occurred at 4:41 am Sunday morning after Sweat was seen at a Texas softball game against Oklahoma on Saturday night.

On Tuesday, details behind the accident that led to Sweat's arrest were revealed, per Anwar Richardson of OrangeBloods.com.

Texas defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat (93) attends practice in Caesars Superdome ahead of the Sugar / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA

"The crash was a two-vehicle crash involving 2023 orange Ford Bronco 4d TXLP.ING098Y, and 2020 Blue Dodge sports car TXIP:TVV8630. Occupants of the Bronco stated that the Blue Dodge collided into the back of the Bronco and caused it to lose control and go to the right and the vehicle landed on the service road. The vehicle ended up on its side. The admitted driver of the Bronco was identified as SWEAT. TVONDRE BLACK MALE 07/11/2001 T'vondre admitted to being a driver of the Bronco. Ivondre had the key of the bronco in his pocket."

This past season, Sweat posted 42 total tackles, two sacks, and five passes defended during the regular season. He also caught a two-yard touchdown in Texas' 49-21 win over theOklahoma State Cowboys in the Big 12 Championship.

In his five-year career at Texas, Sweat tallied 127 total tackles, five sacks, 15 passes defended and one forced fumble. He'll likely be one of the top defensive linemen selected in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Sweat has largely been considered a Day 2 pick in the upcoming Draft. Now, however, after the arrest, it is unclear how much of a hit Sweat's draft stock will take.

Published Apr 9, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.