The mother of Joseph Savarino’s teenage alleged victim shared a gut-wrenching post about her son’s final ‘perfect day’ before his death.
Savarino, the 26-year-old grandson of former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, was charged with driving while impaired in an incident in Durham, North Carolina on Saturday.
He has been accused of crashing his Ford Explorer near the intersection of Cole Mill Road and Wyndham Lane just before 9:00pm last weekend.
The crash allegedly involved Savarino and 15-year-old Jack O’Shea, who was riding an electric bicycle. Police say the boy died at the scene.
In a heartbreaking post on Facebook, Jack’s mother confirmed his death while detailing her son’s ‘last perfect day.’
‘We are finding comfort in what was his last perfect day,’ Allison Bickel O’Shea said. ‘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.
The mother of Joseph Savarino’s teenage victim, Jack O’Shea, shared a gut-wrenching post
Savarino, 26, was arrested and charged with DWI in North Carolina after his alleged involvement in a crash that led to the death of 15-year-old Jack at the weekend
‘As he was coming back into our neighborhood, he was involved in an accident and was hit by a car. Jesus took him immediately.
‘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.’
Allison described her son as her ‘perfect, smart, athletic, fearless, and handsome baby boy,’ as she expressed her and her husband Chris’s ‘unfathomable sadness.’
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. An investigation into the incident is still ongoing.
Savarino was charged with misdemeanor driving while impaired. He was released after posting a $100,000 bond.
Jack was reportedly hit while returning to his neighborhood after a bike ride with his friends
Savarino is the grandson of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski
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.
It wasn’t the first time the Savarino family has been involved in a DWI case. Joseph’s brother, Michael, was charged with DWI in 2021 and was sentenced to 12 months probation.
Michael’s arrest came while he was playing for his grandfather on Duke’s basketball team.
At the time, Krzyzewski said he considered the arrest a ‘violation of our standards’ but that he was ‘handling it.’
