{"id":81155,"date":"2026-04-21T06:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/mike-krzyzewskis-grandson-arrested-after-fatal-car-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T06:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:29:30","slug":"mike-krzyzewskis-grandson-arrested-after-fatal-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/mike-krzyzewskis-grandson-arrested-after-fatal-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Krzyzewski\u2019s Grandson Arrested After Fatal Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The grandson of former Duke University men\u2019s basketball coach <strong>Mike Krzyzewski<\/strong> was arrested and charged with driving while impaired after his car struck and killed a 15-year-old boy on Saturday, April 18.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Savarino<\/strong>, son of Krzyzewski\u2019s daughter, <strong>Debbie Savarino<\/strong>, allegedly registered a .11 on a breathalyzer, above the .08 legal limit, several hours after the accident. It happened in Durham, North Carolina, the same town as Duke\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the accident occurred when the boy, identified as Jack O\u2019Shea, rode in front of Savarino\u2019s Ford Explorer as they traveled in the same direction at around 9 p.m. on Saturday. Savarino\u2019s vehicle collided with the boy, who died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Savarino, 26, was booked in a local jail and released on $100,000 bail on Monday, April 20, according to online records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/brown-baseball-glove-801507538.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"801507538 College Baseball Player Joey Raccuia Dies at 19 After Crash Near Team\u2019s Stadium\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/brown-baseball-glove-801507538.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">College Baseball Player Dies in Crash Days After Making Debut<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJoey Raccuia, a freshman baseball player at Radford University and the son of former Radford head baseball coach Joe Raccuia, has died following a single-vehicle wreck in Radford, Virginia. He was 19 years old. The accident occurred at around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, on East Main Street, not far from the university\u2019s baseball [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joseph\u2019s arrest comes four years after his brother, Michael Savarino, was also arrested for DWI. <strong>Michael<\/strong>, 25, served one year of probation for his 2022 arrest, which happened while he was a member of the Blue Devils basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>Jack\u2019s mom, <strong>Allison O\u2019Shea<\/strong>, took to Facebook on Sunday, April 19, to share the news of his death and some insight into her son\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is with unfathomable sadness that [my husband] and I share that our perfect, smart, athletic, fearless and handsome baby boy, Jack, passed away yesterday, April 18th, at just 15 years old,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWe are finding comfort in what was his last perfect day. He woke up and asked to go to confession at Immaculate Conception Church. He then played two baseball games with his high school team, where he did what he always did \u2014 showed up fully and excelled at first base.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Promo-Man-Accused-of-Killing-Johnny-and-Matthew-Gaudreau-Wants-Charges-Dismissed.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1593px%2C902px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Promo Man Accused of Killing Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau Wants Charges Dismissed\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Promo-Man-Accused-of-Killing-Johnny-and-Matthew-Gaudreau-Wants-Charges-Dismissed.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Why Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau&#8217;s Accused Killer Wants Charges Dropped<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAttorneys for Sean M. Higgins, the man accused of killing hockey stars Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, are attempting to have at least some of the charges against him dropped. On Monday, February 23, Higgins\u2019 lawyers filed a notice of motion to dismiss the charges \u201cbased on a failure to present proper evidence,\u201d according to The [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Allison continued, \u201cLater, he went on his usual afternoon bike ride with friends. As he was coming back into our neighborhood, he was involved in an accident and was hit by a car. Jesus took him immediately. We will never understand why his time here was so short or why he was needed so soon, but we have to hold onto our faith that he is now our angel. We are better people because of him, and we will carry him with us always.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe depth of this grief is beyond anything we could have ever imagined. This is a club no parent ever wants to be part of,\u201d she added. \u201cAt the same time, we have been surrounded by the most incredible love. Our home has been filled with support, and so many showed up at the scene that night. We are deeply grateful for our village.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grandson of former Duke University men\u2019s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski was arrested and charged with driving while impaired after his car struck and killed a 15-year-old boy on Saturday, April 18. Joseph Savarino, son of Krzyzewski\u2019s daughter, Debbie Savarino, allegedly registered a .11 on a breathalyzer, above the .08 legal limit, several hours after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-trends-and-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mike-Krzyzewskis-Grandson-Arrested-After-Fatal-Car-Crash.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}