Nocioni Arrested For Suspicion of Drunk Driving

November 5th, 2009 by Andrew Wamboldt

According to KCRA.com, former Bull, Andres Nocioni was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving last night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Kings player Andres Nocioni has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, police said.

Police Sgt. Norm Leong said Nocioni was stopped while driving in downtown Sacramento at about 2 a.m. Thursday.

Leong said Nocioni’s vehicle was seen weaving and an officer smelled the odor of alcohol on Nocioni’s breath.

Nocioni was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher. He bailed out and is set to appear in court on Monday.

This is a shame that Andres Nocioni was out driving drunk. It doesn’t make him a bad person, I am sure most people know multiple people who have been arrested for drunk driving and are good people. However, Nocioni should be held to a higher standard. He is a professional athlete, making a lot of money. He can afford to call a cab. I am sure that the Kings would have even paid for transportation to avoid having one of their players driving drunk, if needed.

Nocioni has had a rough go of it lately, playing for a losing basketball team, which he has contributed to the losing culture with his poor on court play, and now this drunk driving accusation.

If Nocioni is convicted of drunk driving, he will likely receive a misdemeanor DUI charge. If he received these charges, he will face three years of informal probation and will have to take a three month alcohol education program, which will be elevated to a six month program if he had a BAC over .20, or refused to be tested.