Former Tennessee All-American and Major League Baseball star Todd Helton is working to put a March 2019 DUI behind him after his attorney said he successfully completed his treatment.
Helton's attorney Stephen Johnson said Helton pleaded guilty after he was charged with driving under the influence following a single-vehicle crash on March 18, 2019 in Knox County. Johnson said Helton completed his residential treatment program and served the mandatory 48 hours of his sentence required by Tennessee law.
The case was listed as being resolved in Knox County General Sessions Court as of March 10, 2020. Helton had originally been sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in jail, but all of that was suspended except for the 48 hours -- and he got credit for time served.
Helton also was fined $350 and had his license revoked for a year, according to court records.
"Todd regrets what happened. He accepted responsibility by pleading guilty. He successfully completed treatment, served the mandatory 48 hours required by Tennessee law, and is working to put this behind him," Johnson said.
The former Colorado Rockies star was driving a 2019 Ford F-150 King Ranch when he left the roadway and hit a steel telephone pole while traveling northbound on Harvey Road last year, an incident report from the Knox County Sheriff's Office states.
"The arrestee admitted to officers that he had taken an Ambien" approximately four hours before at his home, according to the report.
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Officers also "observed a plastic travel cup in the vehicle that had the odor of an alcoholic beverage inside of the cup."
Officers did not conduct a standard field sobriety test or interview him in depth on the scene because he was taken to Parkwest Medical Center for further evaluation and medical treatment, the report said. While at the hospital, Helton voluntarily gave blood for chemical testing.
After the crash, Helton's attorney said he was placed in a residential treatment program outside of East Tennessee.
"He realizes there are parts of his behavior that need to change, and he is focused on doing just that," Johnson said in 2019.
"Todd Helton has spent much of his life in the public eye and has tried hard to be a role model. Even more importantly, he is a father and wants to set the best example possible for his kids," according to the statement.
It also said the family is thankful for the officers and medical professionals who took care of Helton.
"Because of those first responders, he was not seriously injured," the statement reads. "Mr. Helton is grateful for the support of his family and community and asks for their prayers."
Helton had previously been sentenced in 2013 for driving while ability is impaired in Colorado when he was a first baseman for the Colorado Rockies.
At the time, he was sentenced to one year of probation, 24 hours of community service and will have to pay a $400 fine for the charge. The court also instructed for him to go through alcohol evaluation and treatment if recommended. The DUI charge he was facing was dropped when he pleaded to driving while ability is impaired.
Helton joined UT's baseball staff in early 2017 as the director of player development.