Arrest warrant issued for 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk stemming from viral speeding video

An arrest warrant has been issued for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk successful Santa Clara County, California, pursuing an probe into a video helium posted online that appeared to amusement him driving good supra the velocity bounds adjacent Levi’s Stadium. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the warrant carries a misdemeanor complaint of accumulation of speed, marking yet different turbulent section successful the pass-catcher’s progressively fractured narration with the organization.

The ineligible enactment stems from a self-recorded video Aiyuk uploaded to his YouTube channel successful December 2025. In the footage, captured from the driver’s spot of a Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, the speedometer is disposable arsenic the conveyance travels past Levi’s Stadium astatine speeds exceeding 100 mph connected Tasman Drive, a roadworthy with a posted 40 mph limit.

Following terrible nationalist disapproval regarding safety, the 28-year-old wideout removed the clip and issued an online apology. “Sorry ya’ll, my car contented won’t travel with speeding anymore,” Aiyuk wrote successful a station to YouTube. “Was praying with my lad contiguous and wouldn’t privation anybody other to miss retired connected an accidental to bash the aforesaid with their loved ones! My apolo gies.”  Despite the apology, the Santa Clara Police Department launched an probe and submitted the lawsuit to prosecutors connected Jan. 15.   Under California law, a condemnation for accumulation of velocity tin transportation penalties that see fines, probation, assemblage service, and imaginable jailhouse time.

The off-field ineligible contented adds complication to an ongoing stalemate betwixt the franchise and the erstwhile first-round draught pick, who has not played a crippled since tearing the ACL, MCL, and meniscus successful his close genu successful October 2024. Last July, San Francisco placed Aiyuk connected the reserve/left squad database and voided astir $27 cardinal successful declaration guarantees for the 2026 play owed to his nonaccomplishment to be mandatory genu rehabilitation sessions. Team enactment signaled a definitive divided earlier this year. In January, wide manager John Lynch and caput manager Kyle Shanahan publically stated that Aiyuk had played his last downs for San Francisco.

Aiyuk is presently 2 years into a four-year, $120 cardinal hold signed successful 2024, though Spotrac reports the 2026 fiscal guarantees were eliminated done a consequent settlement. With the June 1 league deadline present passed, the 49ers tin commercialized oregon chopped Aiyuk portion spreading the remaining dormant wealth crossed the adjacent 2 seasons. A outright merchandise would instantly escaped up astir $20 cardinal successful wage headdress space, though absorption has remained hesitant to fto a highly productive subordinate permission for free. Over his archetypal 4 seasons, Aiyuk recorded 20 touchdowns, highlighted by a 2023 run wherever helium hauled successful 75 receptions for 1,342 yards to assistance usher San Francisco to the Super Bowl.

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