Joseph Savarino, the grandson of former Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, faces a misdemeanor charge of driving while impaired in connection with a crash that killed a 15-year-old boy in North Carolina.
According to NBC television affiliate WRAL News in Raleigh, North Carolina, Savarino is accused of hitting a cyclist riding an electric bicycle at the intersection of Coal Mill Road and Windham Lane in Durham, North Carolina, on Saturday, April 18, at 9 p.m. ET. WRAL reported that the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Savarino, 26, was booked into jail at 2:45 a.m. ET on Sunday, April 19, and later posted $100,000 bail on Monday, April 20, according to Durham County Sheriff’s Office online records.
According to a public incident report obtained by WRAL News, Savarino told police he had been drinking earlier in the night and a breathalyzer test showed his blood alcohol level was 0.11. WRAL also reported that a judge ordered Savarino’s driver’s license revoked.
According to a 2024 article in the Raleigh News & Observer, Savarino is the son of Krzyzewski’s daughter Debbie Savarino.
Krzyzewski will step down as coach at the end of the 2021-22 season. He coached the Blue Devils for 42 seasons with a career record of 1,129 wins and 309 losses.
Get to the heart of the news quickly with the USA TODAY app. Download award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, e-newspapers, and more.
