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Joseph Savarino Charged With DWI in Durham Crash That Killed 15-Year-Old

A 0.11 BAC on a breath test triggered immediate license revocation.

Overview

  • Durham police say Savarino, 26, driving a Ford Explorer, struck a teen on an e‑bike near Cole Mill Road and Wyndham Lane on Saturday night around 9 p.m., and the boy died at the scene.
  • Public records show he admitted to drinking earlier that night, and a breath test at about 12:45 a.m. measured his blood alcohol content at 0.11, above North Carolina’s 0.08 limit.
  • Savarino was booked into the Durham County Detention Center and released Monday on a $100,000 secured bond after a judge ordered his driver’s license revoked.
  • The victim was identified by his mother as 15-year-old Jack O’Shea, a high school freshman baseball player whose family shared news of his death and asked for prayers on Facebook.
  • Police say the investigation continues, and the case has drawn wide attention because Savarino is Mike Krzyzewski’s grandson, with reports also noting a separate 2022 DWI case involving his brother.