Boxer Errol Spence Jr., a welterweight boxing champion from DeSoto, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of driving while intoxicated and said he would use his platform to warn others of the dangers of driving drunk.
“As I recovered, I thought of how much I could have lost and how blessed I was to have a second chance at life, but I also know with this platform I can spread a very powerful message,” Spence, 32, wrote in a statement issued through the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. “Don’t drink and drive. Not one drink. It’s not worth it.”
Spence was ordered to spend three days in jail, court records show.
