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Basketball hall of famer Paul Pierce was arrested on suspicion of a DUI late Tuesday night

A California Highway Patrol spokesperson told PEOPLE its officers found Pierce, 47, "asleep at the wheel" on U.S. Highway 101

“Officers noted signs of alcohol impairment" and then arrested Pierce, a CHP spokesperson said

Former NBA star Paul Pierce was arrested late Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence in Los Angeles, PEOPLE can confirm.

Pierce, 47, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 7 after California Highway Patrol said its officers found the Hall of Famer asleep at the wheel along U.S. Highway 101.

“At about 10:38 p.m. on Oct. 7, CHP officers responded to a multi-vehicle crash on northbound US-101, south of Lankershim Boulevard,” a spokesperson with the CHP tol

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