Jalen Rose pleads guilty to drunk driving

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan - Star former Michigan and player NBA Jalen Rose pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving while intoxicated, tell a judge he was embarrassed to admit that he had been drinking six martinis at night it is diverted on a snowy road rolled his Cadillac climbing.

Standing beside his attorney, Rose pleaded guilty in Court of district of Bloomfield Hills to drive a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He risks up to 93 days in a prison, a fine of $500 and costs of justice when he sentenced July 27.

Rose was arrested March 11 in neighbouring West Bloomfield Township. Despite what agent described as a smell of intoxicants on Rose slightly blood shot eyes and breath, pink told police that night that he did not drink and not drink.

The story was different before the judge Kimberly Small, who asked Rose drinks how il had preceded the crash.

"I'm embarrassed to say that I had six drinks tonight," said Rose softly.

When small asked how large drinks were, Rose replied: "I am probably too big to say uncomfortable." "

Drinks were the equivalent of about 12 drinks regular size, small replied.

The authorities said that Rose had a 0.088 above limit alcohol, legal Michigan of 0.08%. The hospital blood test showed his blood alcohol content was actually 0.12.

Rose, an analyst with the NBA for ESPN, left the courthouse without talking to reporters.

A standout in basketball at Detroit Southwestern High School, the brash Rose was part of the famed Fab Five of Michigan, who has reached the NCAA title in 1992 and 1993 games. He spent 13 years in the NBA, reaching the final with Indiana in 2000.

Rose and the passenger were injured in the bearing off the coast of the two-lane Walnut Lake Road, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Detroit. In a statement released on March 30, Rose said he was not "sense with impaired faculties" when the accident occurred.

Rose gave several field sobriety tests and had difficulty with each of them, West Bloomfield Robert Stevens officer wrote in his report.

While stretched along the back seat of a patrol car, Rose later informed the agent that is there any reason for his arrest. When there he was driving while intoxicated, Rose replied: "for what, sir?" "" But I've not been drinking. ?