Adrian Peterson will avoid jail time for a drunken-driving offense following an appearance at a Vikings draft party last year, court records show.
The former Vikings running back pleaded guilty last week to one count of fourth-degree driving while intoxicated in connection with the [April 25 traffic stop](https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/adrian-peterson-arrested-for-driving-while-impaired-in-hennepin-county/).
As part of the plea agreement, Peterson will serve 32 hours of community service within 180 days of sentencing in lieu of four days of jail time. Peterson was also placed on probation for one year.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a state trooper pulled Peterson over around 3:20 a.m. on April 25 after he was recorded driving 83 mph in a 55 mph zone on Highway 77 in Richfield. He registered a blood alcohol content of 0.14.
Six months after the Richfield incident, Peterson was [arrested again in his home state of Texas](https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/former-vikings-star-adrian-peterson-arrested-in-houston-suburb-on-dwi-and-gun-charges/) on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon.
An affidavit alleges Peterson was found asleep behind the wheel of his running Mercedes SUV while stopped at a Sugar Land gas station the morning of Oct. 26.
Peterson told a police officer he was driving from a poker game in Houston to his home in Missouri City and had drank “2 to 3 shots of a Vodka mix,” the affidavit states. He said he had last consumed alcohol two or three hours beforehand and on a scale of inebriation from 0 to 10, he placed himself at a 2.
A blood sample found Peterson’s blood alcohol content to be greater than 0.15.
Peterson’s Texas case is still pending. His next hearing is scheduled for April 21.
The Minnesota Vikings drafted Peterson seventh overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He spent his first 10 seasons with Minnesota, highlighted by an MVP award, three rushing titles and four first-team All-Pro selections. He retired from the NFL in 2021.