Former NBA guard and head coach Derek Fisher was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Sunday morning after he crashed his car, overturning the vehicle in the process, according to NBC Los Angeles. The incident happened shortly after 3:00 A.M:
Fisher was driving in the number four lane, approaching the 405 interchange, when he allowed the vehicle to veer right and onto the paved right shoulder.
The Cadillac continued across the right shoulder and hit the raised concrete curb and wood/metal guardrail, on the shoulder.
The impact caused the vehicle to overturn, and it came to rest on its roof, blocking the three and four lanes of the northbound Ventura (101) Freeway.
Fisher and Govan, 32, were helped out of the vehicle and they both reported no injuries.
During the investigation, officers discovered that Fisher had been drinking, the CHP said. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol without incident.
Fisher, who spent 18 seasons in the league with five different teams as a player, was last seen in the NBA when he was the head coach of the New York Knicks.
He made headlines back in 2015 for a separate off-the-court incident that involved former teammate Matt Barnes, along with Fisher’s girlfriend, Gloria Govan, who was a passenger in Sunday’s car crash.
