West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins, who has already dealt with controversy this offseason, was reportedly arrested and booked on a DUI charge in Pittsburgh last night.
Huggins allegedly failed field sobriety tests after police noticing him having trouble maneuvering his vehicle.
According to ESPN:
“We are gathering more information and will take appropriate action once the review is complete,” the school said in a statement Saturday.
According to a report from a Pittsburgh Police public information officer, police observed a black SUV blocking traffic just before 8:30 p.m. Friday. The vehicle had a “flat and shredded tire” and the driver’s side door was open.
After directing the driver — identified as Robert Huggins, 69, of Morgantown, West Virginia — to move the vehicle off the road, officers observed Huggins having trouble maneuvering the SUV and pulled him over. The officers questioned Huggins and, believing he was intoxicated, asked him to perform field sobriety tests, which he failed.
Huggins was arrested and charged with DUI. He was later released, with a preliminary hearing set for a later date.
Huggins was already dealing with the aftermath of his comments on a Cincinnati radio show in May.
