Samiha Khanna and Luciana Chavez, Staff Writers
DURHAM - Former Duke basketball star J.J. Redick was arrested early Tuesday on charges of driving drunk.
Redick, of 4225 Larchmont Road in Durham, was charged with driving while impaired and unlawful use of highways, according to court records. Redick's driver's license also was revoked for 30 days, according to a traffic citation.
Redick, 21, was pulled over at 1:03 a.m. after police saw a 2005 Toyota SUV approach a police checkpoint at South LaSalle Street near Kangaroo Drive, then make an illegal U-turn, Durham police spokeswoman Kammie Michael said.
An officer followed the SUV, which pulled over in the parking lot of the Belmont Apartments on McQueen Drive, Michael said.
There were several passengers in the SUV, Michael said.
Police arrested Redick and almost 90 minutes later, at 2:30 a.m., Redick registered a 0.11 blood alcohol level, according to the citation. The legal limit in North Carolina is 0.08.
The officer wrote that Redick had "very glassy eyes, strong odor of alcohol coming from breath."
He was released from the Durham County jail on $1,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in a Durham court July 17.
"I regret what happened last night, and want to apologize to my family and the Duke community for the incident," Redick said in a prepared statement.
Redick has been traveling the country since his May graduation from Duke to work out for NBA teams in anticipation of the NBA Draft on June 28 in New York City.
Redick, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, is expected to be drafted in the middle of the first round.
Redick, who led the Blue Devils to the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals with a 26.8-point scoring average, capped his Duke basketball career with a record-setting season. He finished with the school and ACC men's career scoring records and set an NCAA mark for career 3-pointers.
In a statement Tuesday, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said: "J.J. knows he made a mistake and regrets it. He represented the very best in college athletics and exhibited outstanding character at Duke the last four years. He is and will continue to be a credit to the Duke basketball family. As his friend and his coach, he has my total support."