Chiefs end Allen charged with DUI

? Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen was charged Friday with driving under the influence after a police officer pulled him over for driving erratically earlier this week, police said.

Leawood Police Capt. Dale Finger said police pulled Allen over around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after following a Dodge Charger that was not staying in the lane.

Finger said Allen, who was alone, refused to undergo sobriety testing and to take a breathalyzer test, so the officer placed him under arrest.

In Kansas, not submitting to a breath test earns an automatic suspension of the driver’s license.

Allen was not put in jail but given a notice to appear in court on Oct. 25, Finger said. The officer then drove Allen home.

Neither Allen nor the Chiefs would comment on the incident Friday.

Through the first two games of the season, Allen has 10 tackles, three assists and a sack. Last season, he led the team with 11 sacks and had 44 tackles and 27 assists.