The 26-year-old grandson of former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has been charged with driving while impaired in an incident in Durham, North Carolina on Saturday that led to the death of a teenage boy.
Joseph Savarino has been accused of crashing his Ford Explorer near the intersection of Cole Mill Road and Wyndham Lane just before 9:00pm this weekend, according to police records obtained by WRAL.
The crash allegedly involved Savarino and a 15-year-old boy who was riding an electric bicycle. Police say the boy died at the scene.
Savarino blew a blood alcohol content level of 0.11 into a breathalyzer test conducted over three hours later at 12:44am on Sunday, according to court records obtained by Daily Mail.
Records indicate that Savarino admitted to authorities that he had been drinking earlier in the evening.
A judge ordered the revocation of Savarino’s license for at least 30 days, according to court records.
26-year-old Joseph Savarino has been arrested and charged with DWI in North Carolina after his alleged involvement in a crash that led to the death of a 15-year-old boy
Savarino is the grandson of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski
An investigation into the incident is still ongoing, according to court records.
Savarino was charged with misdemeanor driving while impaired. He was released after posting a $100,000 bond.
The bond was posted by his mother, Debbie, who is the daughter of the legendary Duke basketball coach who won 1,202 games and five NCAA titles in his career.
According to WRAL, the 15-year-old victim in the crash was identified as Jack O’Shea in a Facebook post made by his mother.
‘It is with unfathomable sadness that [my husband] and I share that our perfect, smart, athletic, fearless and handsome baby boy, Jack, passed away yesterday, April 18th, at just 15 years old,’ Allison O’Shea wrote of her son. ‘We are finding comfort in what was his last perfect day.
‘He woke up and asked to go to confession at Immaculate Conception Church. He then played two baseball games with his high school team, where he did what he always did — showed up fully and excelled at first base. Later, he went on his usual afternoon bike ride with friends.’
This isn’t the first time the Savarino family has been involved in a DWI case. Joseph’s brother, Michael, was charged with DWI in 2022 and was sentenced to 12 months probation.
