Why are his eyes so red in the mugshot?

He was one of the fastest linebackers of all time ... but NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested earlier today after cops say he booked it from the scene of an accident.

Taylor, who recently competed on "Dancing with the

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