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Friday, August 21, 2009

Luckett charged with driving while license revoked

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Virginia Tech reserve linebacker Zach Luckett has been scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 1 after being charged with driving while his license was revoked.

The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday that Luckett was stopped at 10:30 p.m. by Virginia Tech police on Aug. 6, just a few hours after the football team's first practice of fall camp.

This comes a little less than a year after Luckett had been arrested for DUI a second time. For that, Luckett was sentenced to a year in jail -- all but five days being suspended -- and also was fined $750 and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.

He also had an Ignition Interlock system (which a person must blow into to show there is no alcohol in his or her system before the car will start) installed in his vehicle.

Even before his August infraction, court documents show, Luckett had been scheduled to appear in court Sept. 30 for violating the terms of his probation. On March 4, Luckett's Ignition Interlock system detected a blood-alcohol content of .042.

Luckett, who had been a receiver for the Hokies, was kicked off the team and lost his scholarship as a result of his DUI arrest in September 2008. But he was allowed to come back as a walk-on linebacker and special teams player this summer.

Luckett participated in practice Thursday, after which coach Frank Beamer was not available for comment on the player's status with the team.


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