NBA Superstar Jason Kidd Busted For DWI
July 15 2012, Published 4:45 a.m. ET
NBA All-Star Jason Kidd was arrested at 2 am Sunday on suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated after he plowed his 2010 Cadillac Escalade into a telephone pole in Southampton, Sgt. Michael Burns of the Southampton Police Dept. has confirmed.
Just three days after the former New Jersey Nets superstar signed a $9.5 million deal with the New York Knicks, Kidd was treated for minor injuries following the accident that occurred near his summer home.
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He was treated at Southampton Hospital, transferred to the Southampton police station for processing, arraigned on a misdemeanor DWI charge, and released after being charged.
Kidd had attended the Fostering a Legacy Benefit Honoring George Lucas at a private estate in East Hampton ealier in the evening.
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