Ex-MLB pitcher and No. 1 overall pick Matt Bush hit with DWI charges after allegedly trying to flee multi-vehicle crash

Former Texas Rangers hurler Matt Bush has been arrested for allegedly fleeing from Texas police after which trying to run from the scene of a multi-vehicle crash solely to be chased down by bystanders.

Bush, 38, was behind the wheel of his 2023 Lincoln Aviator alongside Pioneer Parkway at round 8:30 p.m. Friday when an Arlington police officer observed he was driving erratically and tried to drag him over, information present.

The previous right-handed pitcher, nevertheless, sped away from and evaded police, prompting regulation enforcement to place out a “Be On the Lookout” report for the car.

Arlington Police then obtained a report of a multi-vehicle accident at a close-by intersection and arrived on the scene to seek out the identical Lincoln Aviator that fled from officers minutes earlier.

Police mentioned Bush ran a crimson gentle on the intersection, hit a 2023 Chevy Silverado, after which crashed right into a 2010 GMC Yukon and a 2008 Toyota Corolla.

The previous pitcher then “fled from that crash on foot with out figuring out himself or exchanging any data” however was stopped by a bunch of bystanders who chased him down and held him for authorities.

The 41-year-old driver of the Silverado and Bush have been then each taken to the hospital with minor accidents, in accordance with police. The drivers of the Yukon and Corolla weren’t injured.

Whereas on the hospital, police suspected Bush could be intoxicated.

The previous No. 1 total draft choose declined a discipline sobriety check and refused to talk with investigators concerning the crash.

Investigators then obtained a warrant for a blood pattern and despatched it to a lab for evaluation.

Bush was later medically cleared and booked into the Arlington Metropolis Jail.

The previous Texas Ranger pitcher was charged with one depend of driving whereas intoxicated, one depend of accident involving damage, and one depend of evading, information present. His bond was set at $35,000.

Bush, a local of San Diego, started his profession as a shortstop and was thought of one of many prime prospects popping out of highschool in 2004.

He was drafted No. 1 total by the San Diego Padres in 2004, changing into the primary shortstop drafted first total from highschool for the reason that Seattle Mariners chosen Alex Rodriguez in 1993.

Struggling at shortstop, the Padres transformed Bush to a right-handed aid pitcher — a place he caught with for the remainder of his main league profession.

Whereas in San Diego, Bush had a number of alcohol-related incidents after he was drafted and moved to the Toronto and Tampa Bay organizations earlier than a March 2012 accident in Charlotte County in Florida.

He was accused of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident that significantly injured a 72-year-old man on a motorbike.

Bush went to jail after pleading no contest however was launched in 2015 after serving a three-and-a-half-year sentence.

Upon his launch, the Rangers signed him to a minor league deal in December 2015.

He appeared in 180 video games for the Rangers and had a 12-7 report and a 3.34 ERA with the workforce.

From 2015 to 2022, the Rangers signed and launched him 4 instances, in accordance with the Fort Value Star-Telegram.

Bush was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in August 2022 and appeared in 37 video games over the 2022-23 seasons.

Nevertheless, the aid pitcher was launched by the Brewers in the course of the 2023 season however re-signed by Texas in July 2023.

Bush by no means pitched within the large leagues after the Rangers re-signed him, and the group launched him on the finish of the season.