Notre Dame star receiver Floyd faces DUI charge

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – Authorities say Notre Dame star wide
receiver Michael Floyd had a blood-alcohol level of more than twice
the legal limit for driving when he was pulled over by campus
police this past weekend.

Floyd was stopped after he ran a stop sign with the white
Cadillac he was driving and was charged with suspicion of drunken
driving.

St. Joseph County deputy prosecutor Chris Daniels says in a
probable cause affidavit filed Monday that Floyd had a
blood-alcohol level of 0.19 percent. Indiana’s legal limit for
driving is 0.08 percent. Daniels also says Floyd failed three field
sobriety tests.

Floyd was stopped near the school’s main entrance at 3:18 a.m.
Sunday and charged with a misdemeanor count of operating a motor
vehicle while intoxicated. It carries a maximum sentence of a year
in jail.

The Associated Press sent an e-mail to Floyd seeking comment.
The school says it is aware of the incident.