Rockies’ Alex White may be charged with ‘extreme DUI’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rockies pitcher Alex White may be charged with “extreme DUI,” Scottsdale Police said today.
A breath test administered after White was pulled over Saturday night measured his blood-alcohol level at 0.174, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08, the arrest report says. If blood tests confirm the results of the road-side breath test, White will be charged with extreme DUI, a police spokesman said.
Under Arizona law, the term “extreme DUI” is being used for anything over 0.15.
White was arrested by Scottsdale police at about 9:15 p.m. Saturday and was released at 10:50 p.m.
White told Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd that he had two drinks before his arrest. White said he was driving back to his apartment from a private gathering after 9 p.m. when he was pulled over. White said he was not with any teammates when the incident occurred.