Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth was sentenced to 10 days in jail Friday stemming from a reckless driving charge.
According to Julie Carey of NBCWashington.com, the former All-Star’s license has also been suspended for nearly six months:
Per Surae Chinn of WUSA 9, Werth was on trial for driving 50 mph over the speed limit in Northern Virginia this past August:
According to Tom Jackman of The Washington Post, the arresting officer revealed Werth’s apparent reasoning for speeding:
While Werth is currently in line to spend 10 days behind bars, he will appeal the decision, per Jackman:
The 35-year-old Werth has spent the past four seasons with the Nats, and he has been among their most consistent offensive producers, as he is averaging a better-than .300 batting average, 20 home runs and 82 RBI over the last two campaigns.
It remains to be seen when Werth’s sentence will be served should it hold up, but he and the Nationals organization would obviously like for it to occur at a time that won’t interfere with the upcoming 2015 season.
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