Pro Wrestling Star Jeff Hardy Arrested in Florida

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Jeff Hardy is one of the most recognizable and popular professional wrestlers in the history of the industry, rising to fame as part of The Hardy Boyz tag team in the late 90s and early 2000s with his brother Matt. While Jeff Hardy has earned plenty of praise for his accomplishments inside the ring, he has also made headlines for unfortunate incidents that have occurred in his personal life involving drugs and alcohol. Hardy has been arrested numerous times over the years, with the latest arrest happening the morning of Monday, June 13.

As reported by TMZ, former WWE Champion and current AEW star Jeff Hardy was arrested on June 13 and charged with a felony DUI, among various misdemeanor charges. According to the report, four individuals called the Florida Highway Patrol after allegedly witnessing Hardy driving under the speed limit, «weaving across travel lanes, and running off the shoulder of the roadway.» Police reportedly smelled alcohol on Hardy, who is said to have failed sobriety tests. Later testing at the police station showed Hardy with a BAC of .294, significantly above Florida's legal limit of .08.

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This is not the first time that Jeff Hardy has been arrested for a DUI, and so he had been required to have an ignition interlock device in his vehicle. For the uninitiated, an ignition interlock device requires the driver to blow in it to prove that they have not been drinking before they are able to start their car. The vehicle that Hardy been driving at the time of his arrest had no such device, according to TMZ.

Jeff Hardy had a bizarre exit from WWE last year, where he reportedly left in the middle of the match and walked into the crowd. At the time of the incident, WWE