KT involved drink-driving arrest

Bailey · Oct 20, 2002

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A vehicle owned by former University of New Mexico men's basketball star and current Houston Rocket Kenny Thomas was recently involved in an alcohol-related accident, police said.

Police reports show Thomas, who suffered minor injuries in the Sept. 28 single-vehicle crash, was not driving.

Police said the SUV was headed north on University Boulevard when it struck the right curb and rolled. The driver, Joseph Sanchez, was arrested for drunken driving.

According to a police report, Sanchez told officers he was driving because ''Mr. Thomas was drinking earlier and that (Sanchez) knew where they were going.''

''I wasn't driving,'' Thomas told the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday. ''Everything is in the police report.''

Sanchez's attorney, Rudy Chavez, said the accident was unavoidable because of the weather conditions. He said rain had made city streets slick.

Chavez said the SUV hydroplaned, hit a curb, blew a tire and flipped on its side. In addition to Thomas, two women who were in the vehicle suffered minor injuries.

''It's really fortunate nobody was seriously hurt,'' Chavez said. ''One of the things that's bad is Kenny's been doing work with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and he did what he thought was right in giving his keys to a friend. ... Kenny and one of the others said they'd been drinking, but Joe indicated he was fine.''

The police report said Sanchez's blood-alcohol level later tested at 0.14 and 0.13 percent. The legal limit in New Mexico is 0.08.

Thomas had a highly publicized DWI arrest in April 1998 in Albuquerque while playing for the Lobos. He served two days in jail and started working with MADD. He has held charity golf tournaments and youth basketball camps for the organization during the past three years.
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At least Kenny was smart enough to try to drive if he'd been drinking...

D'oh! Just seen it was already posted!!!!

off_welfare · Oct 20, 2002

Thank God they are both ok...

Dr of Dunk · Oct 20, 2002

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