
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, May 14, 1990                   TAG: 9005140228
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: COLLEGE PARK, MD.                                LENGTH: Medium

MARYLAND'S WILLIAMS ARRESTED

Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams was arrested and charged with drunken driving, further adding to the problems of the basketball program that is still reeling from harsh NCAA sanctions.

Maryland State Police spokesman Edwin Lashley said Williams was stopped on the Capital Beltway about 1:50 a.m. Saturday after a trooper noticed his car weaving among traffic lanes. Trooper Christopher Sasse followed Williams for about a mile before stopping him, Lashley said.

Williams, 45, failed a roadside sobriety test and another test given at the Rockville barracks, Washington television station WUSA-TV reported Sunday.

Lashley did not reveal the test results, but said Williams was charged with driving while intoxicated. In Maryland, driving while intoxicated means a blood-alcohol level of at least .10 percent.

Under state law, troopers may confiscate Maryland driver's licenses of motorists charged with driving while intoxicated. Williams was driving with an out-of-state license.

Under state law, drivers must obtain Maryland licenses within 30 days of moving into the state. Williams, former head coach at Ohio State, was hired by the University of Maryland nearly a year ago.

Williams declined comment when reached by WUSA-TV and a university spokesman also declined comment Sunday.

Lashley said Williams was stopped by the trooper because he was allegedly weaving and traveling about 65 mph, 10 mph over the speed limit.

Williams guided Maryland to a 19-14 record in his first season. The Terps advanced to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.

The school is currently appealing a three-year probation by the NCAA for recruiting violations under former coach Bob Wade.

The sanctions include a ban on postseason play for the next two years, causing several players to announce their intention to transfer. Last week, sophomore forward Jerrod Mustaf declared himself eligible for the NBA draft.

by CNB