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Edmonton Journal
21 hours ago
- Edmonton Journal
Canadian NBA star charged with reckless driving in Indiana
Article content Edey allegedly was driving 101 mph (161 km/h) in a 55 mph (88 km/h) zone on the evening of May 1. According to Fox 59, an Indiana State Trooper pulled over the 23-year-old big man, who was driving a Kia Sorento, at 7:03 p.m. and issued him a citation. Edey reportedly told the officers that the only reason he was driving at that speed was because he was trying to pass another vehicle. The incident occurred in Tippecanoe County, Ind., which is where Purdue University is based. Edey spent four seasons playing NCAA hoops there for the Boilermakers.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Grizzlies' Zach Edey charged with reckless driving after allegedly going 101 mph
Grizzlies center Zach Edey was charged with reckless driving after police stopped him driving 101 mph in a 55-mph zone in Indiana on May 1, according to multiple reports. An Indiana State Trooper pulled Edey over and issued a citation for the infraction, Fox 59 reported. The 23-year-old Edey told police he was driving so fast because he was trying to pass a vehicle, according to the Journal & Courier. Edey reportedly has a court date at 10:30 a.m. on Monday for a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving. Grizzlies' center Zach Edey in a game on April 24, 2025. AP The incident took place in Tippecanoe County, Ind., the home county of Purdue, where Edey starred for four seasons. The Purdue men's basketball team posted a photo of Edey and other alumni at the school's Mackey Arena on May 6. The Toronto native is coming off an impressive rookie year with Memphis, where he was the primary starting center for a team that finished eighth in the Western Conference. Edey averaged 9.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game for the Grizzlies, earning All-Rookie First Team honors. Zach Edey starred at Purdue for four seasons. Getty Images He's most known, though, for his time at Purdue, where he dominated and stacked up an impressive list of accolades. He won the Wooden Award as the best player in college basketball in both 2023 and 2024, becoming the first repeat winner in more than 40 years. He was a back-to-back winner of the Associated Press Player of the Year award and Naismith College Player of the Year award over that same stretch. In his final season at Purdue, Edey averaged 25.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per game while shooting 62.3 percent from the field, leading the nation in all three of those categories. The Grizzlies selected him ninth overall in the 2024 draft, and he placed fifth in Rookie of the Year voting.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
Lowell man gets 4 years for shooting at semi on rural highway
A Lowell man got four years in prison Wednesday for shooting at a semi in April 2023 on a rural highway near Lake County's southern border. No one was hurt. He then fired more shots at the road 12 hours later in White County. Kevin Perfetti, 55, pleaded guilty in March in Lake Superior Court to intimidation. He was originally charged in an attempted murder case. Defense lawyer Lonnie Randolph II said his client otherwise didn't have any criminal history, but spiraled after his mother's 2017 death. Perfetti already spent two years in jail and would respond to rehabilitation, he said. His client struggled with depression and was using drugs the week the shootings happened, he said. Court records show Perfetti pleaded guilty to intimidation in White County and was sentenced to about two years in February 2024. Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Adam Martin acknowledged Perfetti's mental health challenges, but said the case had 'serious charges' and someone could have been really hurt. He asked for four years in prison. Randolph disputed Martin's request, saying the case was overcharged from the start. Martin told Vasquez prosecutors felt the attempted murder case was appropriate. Perfetti said in court what he did was 'reckless' and apologized. Vasquez told him he could have killed someone. Court records show a truck driver told police he was driving with a female passenger west on Indiana 2 around 1 a.m. April 26, 2023 when a black SUV with a temporary license plate drove erratically, sped in front of them, then kept braking. The driver sped ahead. Up the road, the semi driver saw the man out of the car with a firearm and saw 'flashes' and heard multiple shots. The SUV driver got back into the vehicle and made a U-turn driving off east. Bullets struck the semi's grille, right front fender, the right tire. The back doors had at least 10 bullet holes. Another semi driver said she was driving south on I-65 in White County the same day when a black SUV did the same thing. The other driver put a gun out the window and fired shots, according to the affidavit. An Indiana State Trooper found Perfetti in a Boone County rest stop. His 2020 black Chevy Tahoe had temporary plates. Inside his vehicle, police found a semi-automatic pistol, a semi-automatic rifle, a shotgun, a gun magazine clip, ammunition and casings. Perfetti said in a police interview he passed a semi, which flashed their lights at him. He pulled in front of it and 'brake checked' it. He admitted he fired shots in a 'road rage' incident in White County. mcolias@
Chicago Tribune
14-05-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Lowell man gets 4 years for shooting at semi on rural highway
A Lowell man got four years in prison Wednesday for shooting at a semi in April 2023 on a rural highway near Lake County's southern border. No one was hurt. He then fired more shots at the road 12 hours later in White County. Kevin Perfetti, 55, pleaded guilty in March in Lake Superior Court to intimidation. He was originally charged in an attempted murder case. Defense lawyer Lonnie Randolph II said his client otherwise didn't have any criminal history, but spiraled after his mother's 2017 death. Perfetti already spent two years in jail and would respond to rehabilitation, he said. His client struggled with depression and was using drugs the week the shootings happened, he said. Court records show Perfetti pleaded guilty to intimidation in White County and was sentenced to about two years in February 2024. Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Adam Martin acknowledged Perfetti's mental health challenges, but said the case had 'serious charges' and someone could have been really hurt. He asked for four years in prison. Randolph disputed Martin's request, saying the case was overcharged from the start. Martin told Vasquez prosecutors felt the attempted murder case was appropriate. Perfetti said in court what he did was 'reckless' and apologized. Vasquez told him he could have killed someone. Court records show a truck driver told police he was driving with a female passenger west on Indiana 2 around 1 a.m. April 26, 2023 when a black SUV with a temporary license plate drove erratically, sped in front of them, then kept braking. The driver sped ahead. Up the road, the semi driver saw the man out of the car with a firearm and saw 'flashes' and heard multiple shots. The SUV driver got back into the vehicle and made a U-turn driving off east. Bullets struck the semi's grille, right front fender, the right tire. The back doors had at least 10 bullet holes. Another semi driver said she was driving south on I-65 in White County the same day when a black SUV did the same thing. The other driver put a gun out the window and fired shots, according to the affidavit. An Indiana State Trooper found Perfetti in a Boone County rest stop. His 2020 black Chevy Tahoe had temporary plates. Inside his vehicle, police found a semi-automatic pistol, a semi-automatic rifle, a shotgun, a gun magazine clip, ammunition and casings. Perfetti said in a police interview he passed a semi, which flashed their lights at him. He pulled in front of it and 'brake checked' it. He admitted he fired shots in a 'road rage' incident in White County.
