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Mercury's Taurasi faces extreme DUI charge
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The Mercury's Diana Taurasi, left, drives past the Sparks' Noelle Quinn during a WNBA game on June 19, 2009, in Phoenix.
The Associated Press
Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi faces three drunken-driving-related charges, including extreme DUI, for a July 2 incident in which she also was cited for speeding.
A Phoenix police report released Tuesday shows Taurasi's blood-alcohol level was 0.17 percent, or more than twice the Arizona legal limit of 0.08 percent.
The 27-year-old guard was cited hours after she scored 22 points in the Mercury's 93-81 victory over the Seattle Storm.
Taurasi pleaded not guilty to the DUI charges and not responsible to the speeding citation.
A police officer who stopped Tauarsi's vehicle after seeing it drift outside a traffic lane near downtown Phoenix claims she was driving nearly 20 mph over the 35 mph limit.
Her next scheduled court date is July 22.
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