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Joseph Savarino, grandson of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, was charged Monday with misdemeanor drunken driving in connection with a collision that killed a 15-year-old bicyclist.
Savarino, 26, admitted to drinking before the Saturday night incident, and a breathalyzer test measured his blood alcohol concentration at 0.11%, according to Durham County court records. The legal limit is 0.08%.
The boy was riding a bicycle in northwest Durham when Savarino’s vehicle struck him, according to police. Savarino was breathalyzed about an hour after the incident, according to a police affidavit.
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(Left) Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski watches during the first half of a game against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Final Four semifinals of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 2, 2022. (Right) Joseph Savarino, 26, was charged Monday with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated in connection to a collision that killed a 15-year-old cyclist. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images; Courtesy of the Durham County Sheriff’s Office)
Savarino made his first court appearance Monday and a judge revoked his driver’s license before releasing him on a $100,000 secured bond. Bail was posted by Debbie Savarino, Joseph’s mother and Krzyzewski’s daughter. She is an assistant athletic director at Duke.
Pak Gazette Digital reached out to Savarino’s attorney, Butch Williams, but did not immediately receive a response.
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Joseph Savarino, 26, was charged Monday with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated in connection with a collision that killed a 15-year-old bicyclist. (Courtesy of the Durham County Sheriff’s Office)
Savarino’s brother and another of Krzyzewski’s grandsons, Michael Savarino, pleaded guilty to DWI in July 2022 as a result of an incident that occurred in November 2021.
Michael Savarino was operating a vehicle owned by then-Duke star and current Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero in November 2021. As part of his plea agreement, he was sentenced to 12 months of probation, a fine, had to perform community service, and completed a treatment program.
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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils watches during practice before the Final Four of the 2022 men’s basketball tournament at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 1, 2022. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Banchero was charged with accessory to DWI, but the charges were eventually dropped.
Savarino, who was 20 years old at the time of the incident, was a starter on his grandfather’s team and played in 13 games.
