49ers star Aldon Smith disputed he was driving under the influence in brief comments Friday morning upon posting $26,000 bail to be released from Santa Clara County Jail.
“It’s no DUI. And I’m sorry for anybody I let down,” Smith told San Francisco station KTVU.
According to Santa Clara Police, Smith was arrested Thursday night for hit and run, DUI and vandalism.
When an associate tried to pull him away from the TV reporter outside the jail, Smith said, “Let me do this.”
He added, “I need to speak.