Badgers' Hill Arrested On OWI, Other Charges
Running Back Star Planned To Enter NFL Draft
Updated: 12:10 pm CDT March 17, 2009
MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin-Madison star running back P.J. Hill was arrested this weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence and other charges.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportThe 22-year-old is accused of drunken driving and leading UW police on a chase early Saturday morning. He was arrested on 2:30 a.m. after officers were called to the Open Pantry convenience store on Randall Avenue and Regent Street near campus after a car hit a guard rail and then apparently kept going. Officers said that that they quickly spotted a vehicle driven by Hill that allegedly matched the one in the hit-and-run.Police said when they tried to pull Hill's car over, Hill, who had a female passenger inside, instead accelerated and ran through an intersection. He ended up turning into a driveway on Spring Street before hitting a wooden wall, disabling his car. Hill was taken into custody at gunpoint.Police said that Hill admitted to drinking, but refused a sobriety test.Hill was tentatively charged with felony eluding a police officer, second-degree reckless endangering safety -- both of which are felonies -- operating a vehicle while intoxicated, reckless driving and driving without headlines.UW Police Sgt. Kurt Feavel said that the charges he faces are serious."He's been charged with two felonies total, in addition to the OWI and two other cases," Feavel said. "He is looking at some serious charges."Hill was released from jail on Monday on a signature bond, but as part of his bail conditions, he can't drink or be in or around the Open Pantry involved in this incident.He's due back in court on April 6.Hill, a junior at the school, had plans to enter the NFL draft next season. He's the third-leading rusher in Wisconsin history.His April court date is about two and half weeks before the NFL draft, WISC-TV reported.Hill's only prior run-in with the law was when he pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge in 2006 for an incident on a campus dorm.Stay tuned to WISC-TV and Channel 3000 for continuing coverage.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportThe 22-year-old is accused of drunken driving and leading UW police on a chase early Saturday morning. He was arrested on 2:30 a.m. after officers were called to the Open Pantry convenience store on Randall Avenue and Regent Street near campus after a car hit a guard rail and then apparently kept going. Officers said that that they quickly spotted a vehicle driven by Hill that allegedly matched the one in the hit-and-run.Police said when they tried to pull Hill's car over, Hill, who had a female passenger inside, instead accelerated and ran through an intersection. He ended up turning into a driveway on Spring Street before hitting a wooden wall, disabling his car. Hill was taken into custody at gunpoint.Police said that Hill admitted to drinking, but refused a sobriety test.Hill was tentatively charged with felony eluding a police officer, second-degree reckless endangering safety -- both of which are felonies -- operating a vehicle while intoxicated, reckless driving and driving without headlines.UW Police Sgt. Kurt Feavel said that the charges he faces are serious."He's been charged with two felonies total, in addition to the OWI and two other cases," Feavel said. "He is looking at some serious charges."Hill was released from jail on Monday on a signature bond, but as part of his bail conditions, he can't drink or be in or around the Open Pantry involved in this incident.He's due back in court on April 6.Hill, a junior at the school, had plans to enter the NFL draft next season. He's the third-leading rusher in Wisconsin history.His April court date is about two and half weeks before the NFL draft, WISC-TV reported.Hill's only prior run-in with the law was when he pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge in 2006 for an incident on a campus dorm.Stay tuned to WISC-TV and Channel 3000 for continuing coverage.Copyright 2009 by Channel 3000. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
