Video shows pro wrestler Jeff Hardy 'driving all over the road' in Volusia DUI stop

Professional wrestler Jeff Hardy swerved back and forth in his lane entering Interstate 95 from Interstate 4 on Monday morning before being pulled over by Florida Highway Patrol officers — and later arrested on three charges, including drunken driving.

Multiple officers drew their weapons as Hardy "reached into a black backpack," according to the FHP's arrest report. FHP released the 24-minute body cam footage to the media Wednesday morning.

It's the third DUI offense for Hardy in the last 10 years. He was pulled over twice in his home state of North Carolina — once near Charlotte in 2018, and again in Moore County in 2019.

The DUI offense is a third-degree felony. Hardy's other two charges — driving on a suspended license and violating a restriction that required him to have a DUI interlock device in his vehicle — are misdemeanors.

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He was detained at the Volusia County Jail until 7:45 p.m. Monday before being released on $3,500 bond, according to jail records.

People called for help after seeing car drive erratically

"Three or four" 9-1-1 calls were made to the FHP as Hardy, 44, drove erratically near Mile Marker 109 on I-4. Patrol officers caught up to the rented white Dodge Charger he was driving just before merging onto I-95.

Asked why he was stopped, Hardy replied he did not know.

"You were driving all over the road," the officer replied. "What's up with that?"

Hardy made several attempts to walk toward the backpack, sat to the right rear passenger side of his vehicle, when asked to provide his driver's license.

He claimed he was coming from North Carolina, and also said he was heading to North Carolina, according to FHP. Hardy pointed to his head and told the responding officers he was set to undergo a brain scan after recently suffering an injury in a tag-team match for All Elite Wrestling.

When asked if he had been drinking, Hardy admitted to "two or three" double-shots of Fireball cinnamon whiskey. Per the report, Hardy willingly submitted to two breathalyzer readings at the DeLand FHP office — 0.294 and 0.291, more than 3½ times the legal limit of 0.08 set by Florida law.

Hardy was taken to a nearby parking lot to perform a field sobriety test.

Admired for his acrobatic aerial maneuvers in the squared circle, Hardy could not complete any of the sobriety test exercises without risk of falling. When asked to raise one leg and stand on the other foot, Hardy claimed he had a "bad knee" but declined the opportunity to switch his stance.

Officers arrested Hardy at 9:54 a.m. Monday.

Jeff Hardy suspended from AEW wrestling

Tony Khan — owner, CEO and general manager of All Elite Wrestling — released a statement Tuesday that Hardy would be suspended without pay. Hardy was scheduled to appear in Wednesday night's episode of AEW Dynamite in St. Louis, as well as a AAA's Triplemania stadium show Saturday in Tijuana, Mexico, according to ESPN's Marc Raimondi.

"AEW does not condone Jeff's alleged behavior," Khan said. "We've made it clear to Jeff that we'll assist him in getting treatment for substance abuse issues, which he has indicated that he's open to receiving. In the interim, he is suspended without pay, and he can only return to AEW upon successfully completing treatment and maintaining his sobriety."

Matt Hardy, Jeff's brother and tag partner, described the news as "disheartening" in a social media post.

"Recovery isn’t a linear process & I’ll continue doing whatever I can to help my brother be healthy," Matt said. "Being healthy & well is the most important thing for Jeff, his wife, his children & our family at this time."

A professional wrestling fan-favorite for more than two decades, Hardy is a former World Wrestling Entertainment world champion. He was released from WWE last December after being sent home from a live event in Edinburgh, Texas.

Forbes reported that WWE offered Hardy assistance, including rehab, which he declined.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Jeff Hardy DUI video: AEW wrestler shown swerving in Florida stop