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Joseph Savarino, the grandson of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, was charged Monday with driving while impaired in connection with a crash that killed a 15-year-old bicyclist.
Savarino, 26, admitted to drinking before the incident Saturday night, 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 his bicycle in northwest Durham when Savarino’s vehicle hit him, according to police. Savarino was tested with a Breathalyzer about an hour after the incident, according to a police statement.
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(Left) Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski looks on during the first half of a game against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Final Four semifinals at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2, 2022. (Right) Joseph Savarino, 26, was charged with hit and run while involved in an accident Monday. 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 $100,000 secured bond. The tape was made public by Debbie Savarino, Joseph’s mother and Krzyzewski’s daughter. She is the assistant athletic director at Duke.
Pakinomist Digital reached out to Savarino’s attorney, Butch Williams, but did not immediately hear back.
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Joseph Savarino, 26, was charged Monday with reckless driving while impaired in connection with a crash that killed a 15-year-old bicyclist. (Courtesy of Durham County Sheriff’s Office)
Savarino’s brother and another of Krzyzewski’s grandsons, Michael Savarino, pleaded guilty to a DWI in July 2022 stemming from a November 2021 incident.
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, fined, required to perform community service and complete a treatment program.
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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils looks on during practice before the 2022 men’s basketball tournament Final Four at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La., 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 at the time of the incident, was a walk-on for his grandfather’s team and played in 13 games.
