NBC Sports announcer Al Michaels was arrested over the weekend in Southern California on suspicion of drunken driving, authorities told The Associated Press on Sunday. Michaels was pulled over at about 9:30 p.m. Friday after officers manning a DUI checkpoint witnessed him make an illegal U-turn, Santa Monica police Sgt. Richard Lewis said.
The play-by-play man for "Sunday Night Football," was taken to the station, according to Lewis. Michaels' blood-alcohol level was at.08, the legal limit in California, according to various media reports.
Michaels was booked for suspicion of DUI and held for about five hours before being released on his own recognizance, Lewis said. Michaels was ordered to appear in court June 26.
The former Emmy Award winner spent nearly three decades at ABC Sports before moving to NBC in 2007. "We are aware of the situation and we've been in contact with Al," said Greg Hughes, a spokesman for NBC Sports. "We have no further comment at this time."
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