Haynesworth charged with assault in road rage incident

Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has had his share of incidents since entering the NFL in 2002. Chalk this one up to being the latest. According to the Washington Post, the 29-year old has been charged with simple assault regarding a road rage incident on the Fairfax County Parkway.

A Redskins executive was surprised by the news.

“This is the first I’m hearing about this,” Tony Wyllie, Redskins senior vice president, told Jason Reid. “At this time, we need to gather information.”

What he could have said was: “Albeeerrrrt…..I’m not sure who you are talking about. Oh, Haynesworth? Oh the dickhead, yeah I know him. He can do whatever he wants as far as we’re concerned. He sure as shit won’t be back with us. And you can run and tell that, homeboy!”

Photo Caption: If he wasn’t such an a-hole, you’d almost feel bad for him.

So, according to officer Shelley Broderick, Haynesworth’s pickup truck was traveling south behind a 1994 Civic. Apparently, the Civic dude thought Haynesworth was tailgaiting, so he made a non-verbal gesture to make him back off. When the two vehicles came up to the stoplight, Haynesworth apparently did something that Doug Llewelyn would not approve of.

Apparently, he got out of his car, approached the Civic and started shouting, and then he struck the 38-year old driver of the Civic. The driver was able to identify Haynesworth as the troubled Redskins player.

How did he identify him? The police showed up and asked Haynesworth to mime a football player dogging it out on the field. The Civic driver instantly screamed out, “That’s him! That’s him! I’ve seen that circus before! That’s him!”

Haynesworth is apparently out of town right now, but the Post indicates that he’s planning on turning himself in next week on simple assault charges. The charges come with a maximum 12 months in prison and a $2,500 fine.