DUI
Charles Oakley Caught Drinking & Driving
Former NBA star Charles Oakley busted in Georgia hours after his birthday.
Former NBA All-Star Charles Oakley was arrested for drinking and driving north of Atlanta early Tuesday morning. Around 3:00 am, just hours after his birthday, Oakley was stopped by Auburn, Georgia police who spotted him driving erratically in his 2008 Range Rover.
A breath test revealed Oakley’s blood alcohol content was below the legal limit though police were able to charge him with a lesser offense of ‘impaired driving’. Under Georgia DUI law, a motorist can be arrested if “under the influence of alcohol to the extent that it is less safe for the person to drive.”
Oakley was reportedly cooperative. He spent three hours in a Gwinnett County Jail before posting bond. An arraignment date has been set for February 20, 2008.
Oakley, 44, was a revered New York Knicks player, having played for the team between 1988 and 1998. He retired in 2004 after 19 years in the NBA, though he has considered a return to the sport.
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