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Report: Jason Kidd Was Arrested On Suspicion Of DWI Last Night

Jason Kidd was in Southampton last night, soaking up the night life of high-browed New York socialites when he reportedly got behind the wheel of a car with a bit too much alcohol coursing through his blood. The Southampton Patch has the scoop, and the few details that have emerged thus far.

“Just days after signing with the New York Knicks, Jason Kidd was arrested Sunday morning on an alleged drunken driving charge after a single-car crash, according to Southampton Town police.

Police said that Kidd’s 2010 Cadillac Escalade struck a telephone pole and went into the woods near the intersection of Cobb Road and Little Cobb Road in Water Mill, not far from his Hamptons house. Police responded at 1:56 a.m.

Kidd, 39, was alone in the car, according to police. He was transported to Southampton Hospital for minor injuries and released into police custody.

Kidd was arraigned on a misdemeanor DWI charge on Sunday morning in Southampton Town Justice Court and released on his own recognizance.”

So it looks like the Knicks will be swapping a sober and Christianly righteous Jeremy Lin for a drunk-driving Jason Kidd, who is clearly really pissed about the Ray Felton sign-and-trade. New York really does love its point guard drama.

[Southampton Patch, via Posting and Toasting]

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