A suburban Cleveland police chief is praising Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Shaun Rogers for potentially saving the lives of a drunken driver and others. WEWS, the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, reported that Middleburg Heights (Oh.) police chief John Maddox saluted Rogers, a three-time Pro Bowler, for keeping a drunk driver from hurting himself and others last Thursday.
"There is no doubt in my mind that your actions, in all probability, averted a tragedy," Maddox wrote in a letter to Rogers. "I commend you for your civic mindedness. You went above and beyond what the normal, responsible individual would do in that case."
Police said Rogers was driving along Interstate 71 when he noticed a car swerving along three lanes of the highway with a flat tire. Rogers called 911 and gave the dispatcher the details of what he saw, the station reported.
Eventually, the driver of the other car pulled over on the left side of the road, turned off his lights and parked. Rogers pulled behind the car and put his emergency flashers on, to keep the car from being hit by passing vehicles.
Rogers stayed there until the police arrived. When they did, the driver, a 20-year-old, was charged with drunken driving and underage consumption.




