Former Olympian Charged With DUI

From our celebrity arrest files comes word that a former Olympic track star has been arraigned on drunk driving charges on New York’s Long Island.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Derrick Adkins of West Hempstead — who lives on a street named in his honor — was arrested on the Meadowbrook Parkway on Aug. 29. A Nassau County District Attorney spokesman says Adkins was released on his own recognizance after Wednesday’s arraignment.

State police say Adkins was seen drifting in and out of lanes at almost 2 a.m. A trooper also said he smelled alcohol on the driver’s breath.

Adkins won a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympic games in Atlanta in 1996.

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