The grandson of legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was arrested for DWI and is accused of fatally striking a 15-year-old with his vehicle on Saturday night.
Joseph Savarino, the 26-year-old grandson of the famed college basketball coach, is said to have struck the teen just before 9 p.m. in Durham, North Carolina, while the boy was on an electric bicycle, WRAL reported.
The victim was identified by his mother as Jack O’Shea in a heartbreaking post on Facebook.
“We will never understand why his time here was so short or why he was needed so soon, but we have to hold onto our faith that he is now our angel. We are better people because of him, and we will carry him with us always,” part of Allison O’Shea’s post read.
“The depth of this grief is beyond anything we could have ever imagined. This is a club no parent ever wants to be part of.”
Savarino had been traveling north on Cole Mill Road when the tragic incident occurred, and the 15-year-old died at the scene, according to police.
Public records viewed by WRAL showed that Savarino had registered a 0.11 blood alcohol content when he was given a breathalyzer test around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, and he later admitted to police that he had been drinking earlier in the night.
Krzyzewski’s grandson is now facing a misdemeanor charge of driving while impaired according to online records viewed by The Post, though the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
Savarino was booked into Durham County Detention Center and was released Monday after posting $100,000 bail.
He handed over his license for at least 30 days and is due back in court in a month, TMZ reported.
This is not the first time one of Krzyzewski’s grandchildren has been involved in a DWI incident.
Michael Savarino, Joseph’s brother, was arrested in 2021 and eventually pleaded guilty to DWI in North Carolina the following year.
Current Magic star Paolo Banchero, who played on Krzyzewski’s final Duke team, was also involved in that incident and was charged with aiding and abetting DWI.
