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UNC's Blue arrested on DWI charge

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North Carolina sophomore running back A.J. Blue was arrested Sunday morning on charges that included driving while impaired, driving with an open container of alcohol, and failing to maintain lane control, according to court documents.

The documents stated the athlete was arrested at 2:31 a.m. on Maple Avenue in Burlington and that he faces a March 7 trial date in Alamance County.

WTVD reported that, according to police, Blue had a blood alcohol level of .12.

Blue played for North Gaston High and at Hargrave Military Academy before going to UNC. He played in six games for the Tar Heels in 2009 before tearing the anterior cruciate, medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee.

Team spokesman Kevin Best said Wednesday that Blue notified the coaching staff of the arrest and that discipline will be handled internally.

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