Strickland arrested for DUI

Lexington Police arrested UK men’s basketball assistant coach Rod Strickland early Sunday morning, charging him with DUI, driving with insurance, driving with no registration tags and disregarding a traffic device.

Lt. Fred Lisanby said Strickland ran a red light at Tates Creek and New Circle Road, nearly colliding with another vehicle. The incident happened at 2:55 a.m. Sunday.

The UK assistant and former NBA star has three previous DUI arrests. the most recent being a 2001 incident in Virginia. Strickland was convicted in 1998 for the same charge and completed a year probation and 30 hours of community service. In 1999, he was acquitted of charges relating to driving drunk in Washington.

This past season was the first for Strickland as an assistant at the collegiate level.

Strickland is scheduled in court on April 15 at 1 p.m.