LOS ANGELES – Former NBA star Paul Pierce was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being found asleep behind the wheel of an SUV on the Hollywood (101) Freeway near Universal City, authorities said Thursday.

Officers initially responded at 10:38 p.m. Tuesday to a multi-vehicle collision on the northbound 101 Freeway, south of Lankershim Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. Four of six lanes were closed on the freeway as officers conducted an investigation for about an hour, with the lanes reopening around 11:35 p.m.

“As traffic lanes reopened, officers saw a Range Rover SUV stopped in traffic lanes south of the crash scene,” CHP officials said in a statement.

Officers approached the vehicle and identified the driver as Paul Pierce, who was asleep

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