Paul Pierce arrested for DUI in Los Angeles

The erstwhile fable of Boston and 1 of the astir celebrated hoops players of his generation, 47-year-old Paul Pierce, recovered himself successful the spotlight these days - but not due to the fact that of sports. The erstwhile NBA subordinate was arrested successful Los Angeles connected suspicion of driving nether the influence.

As stated by the police, the patrol recovered Pierce sleeping successful the car, successful the driver's seat, portion the conveyance was parked adjacent to the highway. The constabulary went to the tract owed to a study of a large postulation mishap successful which, arsenic it turned retired later, the erstwhile hoops subordinate had thing to bash with.

Slept successful the car successful the mediate of the highway

The incidental happened astir 22:40, and 4 lanes of the road were closed owed to an mishap involving respective vehicles. When postulation resumed an hr later, officers noticed a car parked connected the broadside of the road. Pierce was sleeping successful it, truthful an probe was instantly launched for driving nether the power of intoxicant because, arsenic stated, "signs of intoxication by intoxicant were observed".

Piers was past arrested, and the lawsuit volition beryllium brought earlier the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office connected Friday. A erstwhile subordinate took to societal media to effort to explicate what happened: 

"Imagine lasting successful postulation for 45 minutes without moving and falling asleep. I took a photograph that nighttime due to the fact that I've ne'er been successful specified a rush. I'm old, I'm bushed and I fell asleep. I'm fine, convey you each for your support."

The well-known look of the NBA spent arsenic galore arsenic 19 seasons successful the strongest hoops league successful the world, and helium near the biggest people successful the Boston Celtics jersey. He participated successful All-Star matches 10 times and won the title rubric successful 2008. After finishing his career, helium spent 2 seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers, and aboriginal worked arsenic the big of the sports amusement "Speak" connected Fox Sport, until its cancellation successful July of this year.