Jim Irsay Charged with 2 Misdemeanors for March Driving Arrest

May 23, 2014   ·   R. Cory Smith   ·   Jump to comments

Following a late-night driving incident in March in which Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was arrested on suspicion of DUI, the 54-year-old will be formally charged with two misdemeanors.
Adam Schefter of ESPN originally reported the news on Twitter:
More details on the situation were provided by Fox 59 in Indianapolis:
Irsay has been charged with one count of operating while intoxicated, a C misdemeanor and one count of operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substances or its metabolite in the body, also a C misdemeanor. The substances were oxycodone and/or hydrocodone.
The misdemeanor charges carry 60-day jail sentences if Irsay is convicted.
A source told FOX59 News that the OWI count is a result of Irsay “mixing medications” and then driving along Horseferry Road when he was stopped shortly before midnight by a Carmel police officer who reported that he witnessed erratic driving.
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