Dwight "Doc" Gooden was a major league baseball player back in the mid-1980's and early 90's. He was very successful at an early age, winning the 1984 Rookie of the Year award and the 1985 Cy Young Award. But Dwight Gooden also had...and has a history of breaking the law.
This time, Tuesday night in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. He crashed his car, apparently under the influence of drugs with a child in the vehicle.
The story from the New York Post RIGHT HERE
((Dwight Gooden back when he played for the Yankees//Courtesy: New York Post File))
Gooden has had issues with drug abuse dating back to the mid-80's. In 1987, he tested positive for cocaine and spent time in drug rehab. 1994 brought a 60 day suspension after he failed 2 substance abuse tests. He went to the Betty Ford center and proceeded to fail more tests upon his return.
The point is...he's got a pretty darn long rap sheet and this certainly won't help. At one point he was "The Future" of New York baseball. Now he has become just another former athlete who needs help and doesn't know how to deal with the world.
Ironically, according to the story in the Post, Gooden and Darryl Strawberry are supposed to be inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame later this summer.
Check out an interview with Gooden and Strawberry done in January of this year. Thanks to SNY and MetsBlog.com along with the You Tube:
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