ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Racing legend Al Unser Jr. is facing more severe drunken driving charges after a New Mexico judge granted a prosecution request for the upgrade based on a previous conviction.
KOB-TV reports that (http://bit.ly/xPw8B5) Unser, a two-time Indy 500 winner, was arrested in September after police say he was driving his SUV at speeds faster than 100 mph while racing another vehicle. Authorities say his blood-alcohol content was twice the legal limit.
Unser, known in racing circles as “Little Al,” previously pleaded no contest to a drunken driving charge in 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Unser, who is retired, was not at the hearing Wednesday because his appearance was waived.
