HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP/ 1010 WINS) -- A former Olympic track star has been arraigned on drunk driving charges on Long Island.
Derrick Adkins of West Hempstead -- who lives on a street named in his honor -- was arrested on the Meadowbrook Parkway on Aug. 29. A Nassau County District Attorney spokesman says Adkins was released on his own recognizance after Wednesday's arraignment.
State police say he was seen drifting in and out of lanes at almost 2 a.m. A trooper also said he smelled alcohol on the driver's breath.
Adkins won a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympic games in Atlanta in 1996.
He's due back in court on Oct. 23.
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