MummyChunk
2013-08-07 03:00:51 UTC
From ESP
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina suspended leading scorer P.J
Hairston from the basketball team on Sunday night, hours after stat
police pulled him over for driving 93 mph in a 65 mph zone
Team spokesman Steve Kirschner announced the junior guard's indefinit
suspension in a three-sentence statement
It marked the latest off-court misstep for Hairston, who had bee
cited twice in the span of a month while driving a rental vehicl
linked to a convicted felon. Authorities dropped one set of thos
charges last week
This time, Hairston was cited for speeding and careless and reckles
driving Sunday afternoon after the North Carolina Highway Patro
pulled him over on southbound Interstate 85 near Salisbury, 1st Sgt
Jeff Gordon said
Hairston, who was driving a 2008 Acura, was cited and released, an
faces an Aug. 30 court date in Rowan County, Gordon said
Hairston previously was cited for speeding in a 2012 Camaro on May 1
in a vehicle that was rented under a woman's name sharing the hom
address of Haydn Patrick "Fats" Thomas
Thomas' name also appears on rental records for the 2013 GMC Yuko
that Hairston was driving on June 5 when he was arrested and charge
with misdemeanor marijuana possession and driving without a license a
a checkpoint in Durham, N.C
Prosecutors dismissed the June charges after Hairston produced proo
he had a driver's license and had completed a drug assessment program
Elizabeth Tapley with the Durham County clerk of court's office sai
last week
Two weeks ago, North Carolina coach Roy Williams said Hairston woul
face "serious consequences" after his arrest, though h
hadn't yet determined a punishment
At that time, Williams said he was considering several possibl
punishments, including suspension, but said then that he would wai
"until the process is complete" to decide
Hairston averaged 14.6 points in 34 games as a sophomore last season
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina suspended leading scorer P.J
Hairston from the basketball team on Sunday night, hours after stat
police pulled him over for driving 93 mph in a 65 mph zone
Team spokesman Steve Kirschner announced the junior guard's indefinit
suspension in a three-sentence statement
It marked the latest off-court misstep for Hairston, who had bee
cited twice in the span of a month while driving a rental vehicl
linked to a convicted felon. Authorities dropped one set of thos
charges last week
This time, Hairston was cited for speeding and careless and reckles
driving Sunday afternoon after the North Carolina Highway Patro
pulled him over on southbound Interstate 85 near Salisbury, 1st Sgt
Jeff Gordon said
Hairston, who was driving a 2008 Acura, was cited and released, an
faces an Aug. 30 court date in Rowan County, Gordon said
Hairston previously was cited for speeding in a 2012 Camaro on May 1
in a vehicle that was rented under a woman's name sharing the hom
address of Haydn Patrick "Fats" Thomas
Thomas' name also appears on rental records for the 2013 GMC Yuko
that Hairston was driving on June 5 when he was arrested and charge
with misdemeanor marijuana possession and driving without a license a
a checkpoint in Durham, N.C
Prosecutors dismissed the June charges after Hairston produced proo
he had a driver's license and had completed a drug assessment program
Elizabeth Tapley with the Durham County clerk of court's office sai
last week
Two weeks ago, North Carolina coach Roy Williams said Hairston woul
face "serious consequences" after his arrest, though h
hadn't yet determined a punishment
At that time, Williams said he was considering several possibl
punishments, including suspension, but said then that he would wai
"until the process is complete" to decide
Hairston averaged 14.6 points in 34 games as a sophomore last season