SAN DIEGO — NFL star Junior Seau drove his car off a cliff early Monday in Carlsbad, Calif., hours after he was arrested for domestic violence.
The 12-time Pro Bowler suffered minor injuries in the 8:42 a.m. crash, Carlsbad police Lt. Kelly Cain tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Cain said Seau’s Cadillac Escalade SUV appeared to be moving at a "significant speed" when it went off the roadway and landed about 30 feet down the embankment on a beach.
Rescuers found Seau alone and conscious at the scene. He was taken to a nearby hospital with what is described as minor injuries.
Seau, 41, was arrested around 2 a.m. Monday on domestic violence charges after he allegedly struck his 25-year-old girlfriend. He was released from the Vista jail about an hour later, according to TMZ.
