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Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.24.2006
Former UA basketball star Hassan Adams was fined $100 for showing up 55
minutes late to the second day of his DUI trial at Tucson City Court,
delaying testimony regarding his breathalyzer test.
Judge Margarita Bernal, who ordered Adams to pay the fine to a charity of
his choice within 30 days, asked Adams why he didn't call earlier to explain
he was running behind schedule. Adams said he called his attorney and told
her he was late because of "his ride."
"Are you not taking this seriously, sir?" Bernal asked him.
The trial, scheduled to re-start at 8:30, went forward at 9:25 a.m. with
testimony from Tucson police officer Fredeberto Pedrego about the
breathalyzer test he gave Adams.
Pedrego said he gave Adams two tests, then disregarded the first one because
the second one did not register properly because of interference, and then
waited 15 minutes before testing again. Adams registered blood-alcohol
levels of 0.121 and 0.124 on the two tests, according to the Tucson Police
Report.
Pedrego said Adams had a slight "body sway" and that Adams complained the
breathalyzer was hard to blow into.
"I knew he was an athlete, and I've seen elderly people do it," Pedrego
said. "I told him he shouldn't have a problem."
The defense then brought the first of three witnesses, toxicology expert
Marc Stottman, who dissected all the problems breathalyzers could have in
relaying estimated blood-alcohol levels. He said Adams could have had a BAC
as low as 0.06 if enough variables had come into play.
The defense was scheduled to bring forward two more witnesses this
afternoon.
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