Zion Young charged with DWI, speeding
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Star defensive end for the Missouri Tigers Zion Young was officially charged on Friday with a pair of misdemeanors.
Young, 21, of Covington, Georgia, was charged in Boone County with driving while intoxicated and speeding 11-15 miles over the speed limit. Missouri State Highway Patrol reports show he was arrested on Dec. 13 and previous reporting shows he was released on summons.
A hearing in his case has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Boone County Courthouse. A motion for Young to produce documents was also filed on Friday.
The probable cause statement says a trooper was parked at 1:31 a.m. Dec. 13 on Providence Road, south of Champions Drive when Young’s Dodge Durango was clocked going 64 miles per hour in a 50-mph zone.
The trooper pulled over Young, who allegedly smelled like intoxicants, according to the statement. Young had allegedly told the trooper that was coming from “My House,” a bar in downtown Columbia. The trooper wrote in court documents that Young’s speech was slurred and his eyes were watery. Young allegedly said he did not drink “too much,” the statement says.
Young then allegedly refused to take a breath test and field sobriety tests, the statement says. The trooper wrote that Young’s blood was drawn for a test at University Hospital after a search warrant was applied for, but the possible alcohol content was not described.
