LOS ANGELES -- UCLA placekicker Justin Medlock was charged
with felony driving under the influence of alcohol in connection
with a Dec. 10 accident in which a woman was seriously injured.
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office made the
announcement Friday, while the Bruins were playing Northwestern in
the Sun Bowl at El Paso, Tex. Medlock, who scored 89 points this
season, didn't play, having been suspended indefinitely a day after
the accident.
The 22-year-old junior was charged with one count each of DUI
causing injury and driving with .08 percent blood alcohol causing
injury. Each of the counts alleged that Medlock had caused great
bodily injury to 20-year-old Hannah Jun, a member of the UCLA golf
team.
Authorities said the Jun's injuries included a fractured
vertebra in her neck.
Medlock, free on $10,000 bail, is scheduled to be arraigned
Tuesday in Inglewood Superior Court. If convicted, he faces a
possible maximum state prison term of six years.
California Highway Patrol officers said a 1998 Toyota pickup
driven by Medlock was involved in a collision with a call box on
the San Diego Freeway about 3 a.m. on Dec. 10. Jun was a passenger
in the pickup, which overturned.
CHP officers found the truck with only Jun inside, and later
found Medlock walking on an Inglewood street about a mile and a
half from the scene, Officer Tariq Johnson said. Medlock was not
charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
"This is a very good young man, he's never been in trouble
before," said Milton Grimes, the attorney for Medlock. "I don't
think he's responsible for any felonious conduct. I have not had an
opportunity to view the chemical tests yet. I'm going to have my
own tests conducted. I think things are going to work out for
him."