Boise State QB Charged with Driving Under the Influence

Ryan Dinwiddie tested positive for GHB after being found unconsious at the wheel of an idling car.

Dec 13, 2001

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Boise State quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie was charged Thursday with driving under the influence of drugs and faces up to six months in jail if convicted.

He was found unconscious behind the wheel of an idling car last month.

The Boise city attorney's office said Dinwiddie was under the influence of GHB, known as the "date-rape drug."

Dinwiddie, a sophomore from Elk Grove, Calif., was suspended from Boise State's season finale against Central Michigan. In addition to jail time, he faces a six-month suspension of his driver's license and a $1,000 fine if convicted. Prosecutors delayed charging Dinwiddie until state forensic laboratory results were returned from tests of his urine.

Dinwiddie completed 201 of 322 passes for 3,043 yards and 29 touchdowns in 11 games this season.