Junior Seau drove off a cliff hours after getting arrested

Source: AP

Just hours after being arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, former Chargers great Junior Seau drove his car off a 30-foot cliff in Carlsbad and sustained injuries in the wreck.

Seau was arrested Monday morning after an alleged incident with his 25-year old live-in girlfriend. Police say Junior assaulted her during a verbal altercation late Sunday night.

Junior left the house before police arrived, but was arrested later when he returned. Seau was briefly booked in a detention center on charges of felony spousal assault and was released after posting bail.

Six hours later, his car drove off a road near Carlsbad and landed at the bottom of a hill a few feet from the Ocean. Junior was taken to a local hospital. Reports say he emerged from the car with only minor cuts and bruises.