Tony Romo Receives 3 New Citations After OWI Arrest; His Team Makes Statement

[kskboys]

Wouldn’t be surprised if CBS uses this as way to get out from under that contract. I don’t think they’ve been all that happy with him anyway.

He's just not very likeable.

 

[Vtwin]

I like how they pointed it out as civil
We beat this to death in the mega thread, but to give a clean comparison and show how Wisconsin treats this as non criminal, I asked AI to format it nice and neat.

How an OWI Compares to a Speeding Ticket​

Feature	Speeding Ticket	First-Offense OWI
Legal Classification	Civil Traffic Infraction	Civil Traffic Forfeiture
Criminal Record?	No	No (unless aggravating factors apply)
Average Fines	$100 – $300	$150 – $300 (plus heavy surcharges up to $435+)
License Impact	Demerit Points	6 to 9 month mandatory revocation
Record Lifetime	Drops off in 3–5 years	Permanent (Stays on record for life)
Jail Time?	Never	Only if aggravating factors are present
Ignition Interlock (IID)?	No	Mandatory if BAC is ≥ 0.15% or you refuse testing

Interestingly, Vermont treats 1st offense as a criminal misdemeanor but the penalties are less severe than Wisconsin.

Maximum penalties are more severe but practically never assessed. Typical penalties are about the same in fines as Wisconsin but 90 day suspension instead of 6-9 months. You can also get approval to drive during the suspension with an ignition interlock.

Also can't cross into Canada with a DWI conviction, which matters to many in these parts.

 

[Kwyn]

I like how they carefully pointed it out as civil.

We beat this to death in the mega thread, but to give a clean comparison and show how Wisconsin treats this as non criminal, I asked AI to format it nice and neat.

How an OWI Compares to a Speeding Ticket​

Feature	Speeding Ticket	First-Offense OWI
Legal Classification	Civil Traffic Infraction	Civil Traffic Forfeiture
Criminal Record?	No	No (unless aggravating factors apply)
Average Fines	$100 – $300	$150 – $300 (plus heavy surcharges up to $435+)
License Impact	Demerit Points	6 to 9 month mandatory revocation
Record Lifetime	Drops off in 3–5 years	Permanent (Stays on record for life)
Jail Time?	Never	Only if aggravating factors are present
Ignition Interlock (IID)?	No	Mandatory if BAC is ≥ 0.15% or you refuse testing

by the way, Wisconsin will share this with Texas.

As a Texas resident, Tony is required to have a Texas DL and his license will likely be suspended here as well.

Because he refused the chemical test at the jails his revocation in Wisconsin will be a year. Texas has a six month suspension for failure to submit

Basically, if you see Romo driving, he’s riding dirty.

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

He's cooked at CBS. I think they let it all play out then let Tony go. I also think there is a good chance someone else pick him up immediately.

 

[shabazz]

What really stings is that this is the first brush with the law that any Cowboys player has ever had.

The fellas had done such a great job staying out of any trouble whatsoever up till now.

 

[Diehardblues]

So he won’t be announcing any games until after his court date most likely. If at all depending the outcome of that.

Right. Romo’s announcing career is done on CBS , at least the gig he’s had, and not likely to return anytime soon on another network.

 

[shabazz]

Right. Romo’s announcing career is done on CBS , at least the gig he’s had, and not likely to return anytime soon on another network.

If he doesn't work again he's likely to end up on skid row.......80 to 100 million dollars wont last long these days