Former Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie was arrested in Kentucky and arraigned Thursday for drunk driving, according to an Associated Press report.
Police arrested Gillispie at about 3 a.m. while he drove a white Mercedes. Police observed Gillispie going 63 mph in a 45 mph speed limit zone. He also sat motionless at a green light for more than a minute.
When Lawrenceburg police officer Michael Corley pulled over Gillispie and confronted him, Corley said he could smell alcohol, noticed Gillispie had glassy eyes and heard Gillispie slur his speech.
Gillispie denied that he had been drinking and refused sobriety tests, which led to his arrest and arraignment for the DUI.
Kentucky fired Gillispie in March after a lackluster two-year stint in Lexington. Gillispie has not found a new coaching home yet. The Wildcats hired Memphis coach John Calipari to replace Gillispie.
