By BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer Published: 10/26/2010 1:27 PM
Last Modified: 10/26/2010 2:08 PM
A Carrollton, Texas, police spokesman has confirmed that Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon was arrested on a DUI complaint at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday.
The sophomore wide receiver, who does not turn 21 until January, and three friends were returning to Oklahoma after having attended the Dallas Cowboys’ game Monday night in Arlington.
As Blackmon drove a Chevy Silverado pickup north on I-35, a radar determined his speed as having been 92 mph in a 60 mph zone, according to police.
“There were field sobriety tests given on the side of the road,” said Dustin Bartram, the public information officer for the Carrollton Police Department. “The officer determined that there was a detectable amount (of alcohol) on (Blackmon).”
According to Texas law, a minor with any detectable amount of alcohol in his or her system while driving is considered driving under the influence.
Bartram said Blackmon posted a $375 bond and was released from jail at 8:06 a.m. Blackmon will be required to make a court appearance, during which he will contest the charge or pay a $375 fine.
OSU coach Mike Gundy is expected to comment on the situation following the Cowboys’ Tuesday afternoon practice session. Gundy is expected to announce whether Blackmon – the national leader in receiving yards per game, scoring and touchdown catches – is suspended for Saturday’s 11 a.m. Big 12 game at Kansas State.
Carrollton police did not have on record the names of Blackmon’s passengers, none of whom were arrested. The Chevy Silverado does not belong to Blackmon, Bartram said. The vehicle is owned by one of the three friends who also made the trip to Texas.
Blackmon was in Arlington to watch former OSU teammate Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys face the New York Giants. Bryant scored three touchdowns in a 41-35 Dallas defeat.
A sophomore from Ardmore, Blackmon has seven-game totals of 62 catches for 1,112 yards and 14 touchdowns. He is on pace to break several single-season school records.
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