
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Louis Lipps Jr. was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a crash Saturday night on Mount Washington. According to a criminal complaint, police were dispatched to the 30 block of Ruth Street for an accident report just before 11 p.m. The responding officer found Lipps behind the wheel of a 2012 Ram pickup truck. His wife was in the front passenger seat. Police said the truck had crashed into a trailer in front of a home on Ruth Street. The complaint stated Lipps didn’t know he had hit the trailer when the officer informed him of what allegedly happened. The officer asked him to step out of the truck and performed a field sobriety test. Lipps allegedly “almost fell/stumbled to the ground to the point officers had to catch him from falling over.” When asked how much he had to drink, the complaint said Lipps responded “A lot.” He was taken to the Zone 6 police station and given a breath test. It yielded a blood alcohol content of .235%. He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail and was charged with two counts of driving under the influence. Lipps is set to be inducted into the Steelers’ Hall of Honor next weekend before the game against the Detroit Lions at Heinz Field. Lipps played wide receiver for the Steelers and the New Orleans Saints from 1984 to 1992. He retired as a Steeler in 1993.