University of Maryland basketball assistant coach Delonte Hill was arrested on Jan. 20 for suspicion of driving under the influence. Police reported stopping Hill at about 1:55 a.m. while he was driving a 2008 GMC Yukon southbound on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway close to Maryland Route 32.

Officers claimed they stopped Hill because he was driving unsafely, and they suspected him of drunk driving. They reported watching him swerve, shift directions and make a lane change without signaling. The police report stated that immediately upon stopping Hill, officers claimed he smelled strongly of alcohol and his eyes were red and watery.

When police questioned Hill after stopping him, Hill told police that he had only had three beers that evening. However, the reporting officer noted that Hill's speech was abnormally slow and that he was slurring his words.

The officers who stopped Hill requested that Hill take a field sobriety test. The police report stated that Hill had trouble keeping his balance. As time passed, Hill stopped cooperating with police and ended up refusing to take the sobriety tests.

Hill has one prior arrest for DUI in 2008, while he was working as an assistant coach at the University of Kansas. Kansas suspended Hill for one game after the arrest.

University of Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon told reporters that Maryland would suspend Hill immediately for two games as a result of the arrest. He also reported the team would investigate the matter to see if the team needed to take further action.

Source: The Washington Times: "UPDATED: Maryland's Hill arrested for DUI (with police report information)," Patrick Stevens, Jan. 20, 2012.