Stephen Gruber-Miller

sgrubermil@dmreg.com

Iowa Hawkeyes reserve defensive back Omar Truitt was arrested and charged with drunken driving early Sunday morning.

Truitt, 19, was pulled over for a traffic stop at the intersection of Iowa Avenue and Linn Street at about 12:40 a.m. Sunday when the officer smelled alcohol, according to an Iowa City police complaint. A breath test showed Truitt had a blood alcohol content of .091, over the legal limit of .08.

The charge is Truitt's first arrest for drunken driving, a serious misdemeanor. He could spend up to a year in prison if convicted.

A University of Iowa Athletics Department press release Monday said the department was gathering information on Truitt's arrest.

"UI athletics department officials are in the process of gathering facts in regards to the incident. Truitt is subject to established university protocol in regards to the UI student life code of conduct and team rules and regulations set for members of the football program," UI officials said in a press release Monday.

Truitt was recruited out of St. Johns College High School in Fort Washington, Md., where he earned first team all-state honors as a senior. He was redshirted in 2014 and did not record any stats for the Hawkeyes in 2015.

Truitt is not being held in jail and a mugshot was not immediately available.

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