LAS VEGAS — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser, Jr. agreed to plead no contest to drunk- driving charges related to his January highway crash in Nevada.
According to the plea agreement, lesser charges, including hit-and-run, against Unser will be dropped. Unser’s blood-alcohol content after the accident was reported to be 0.22 percent, while Nevada’s legal limit is .08.
Clark County chief deputy district attorney L.J. O’Neale said the 46-year-old Unser will lose his driver’s license for 90 days, be fined a maximum of $1,000 and be required to attend a driving school.
Elsewhere, a Warren County, Ohio, judge issued an arrest warrant for seven-time Indy 500 starter David “Salt” Walther. Walther failed to come through on a promise he made April 10 to pay $20,000 in nonsupport within 90 days. Judge James Flannery said the 59-year-old Walther will be sentenced 16 months in jail.