Like manager, like player.
One year after St. Louis Cardinals’ manager Tony LaRussa was arrested for DUI, the team’s utility infielder, Scott Spiezio was arrested for DUI and charged with five other counts.
The Orange County Superior Court in California issued a warrant charging Spiezio with DUI, DUI with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent or more, hit and run, aggravated assault, battery and assault. If convicted, Spiezio faces a maximum sentence two years in prison, according to halosheaven.com.
DUI Charge Just a Part of Spiezio's Problem
Irvine, Calif. police said Spiezio was speeding, cutting across lanes, crossing through the oncoming traffic lanes, driving over a curb and crashing into a fence. When he crashed into the fence, it felled a fence pole. He then exited the vehicle and ran from the scene.
Halosheaven.com reported Spiezio wound up at a friend’s condominium, where he allegedly vomited. When the friend made a comment, Spiezio allegedly punched the man and threw him against a wall.
This isn’t Spiezio’s first problem with alcohol. He left the team in August for outpatient drug and alcohol abuse treatment, before returning to the club late in the season.
LaRussa Pled Guilty to DUI in November
Last March, LaRussa was arrested in Jupiter, Fla., when police found him asleep in his vehicle in the middle of an intersection. LaRussa failed field sobriety tests and was taken into custody. He pleaded guilty to DUI in November and will serve six months’ probation, pay a $678.50 fine, take classes in a DUI offender program and perform 50 hours of community service.
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