{"id":764,"date":"2026-05-22T16:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=764"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:09:07","slug":"durham-police-charge-driver-with-15-year-old-bike-riders-death-in-april-crash-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=764","title":{"rendered":"Durham police charge driver with 15-year-old bike rider\u2019s death in April crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Durham man charged with driving while impaired in a crash that killed a 15-year-old boy in April now faces charges for the teen\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=763\">Family starts a new pay-what-you-can restaurant in the Triangle. Here\u2019s where<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Durham police have charged Joseph Savarino, 26, with felony death by motor vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and failure to reduce speed, they said in a release Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The new charges are in addition to the misdemeanor DWI he was charged with after he was arrested at the crash scene  and told police he\u2019d been drinking. Police said he was driving northwest on Cole Mill Road just before 9 p.m. on April 18 when the juvenile \u201centered his path\u201d while riding an e-bike in the same direction.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old \u2014 who family members later identified as Cardinal Gibbons freshman Jack O\u2019Shea \u2014 was struck and died on scene.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, Savarino had a blood alcohol level of 0.11%, exceeding the legal limit of 0.08%. Police tested Savarino\u2019s blood alcohol levels at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday, his test results document states, more than three hours after the crash occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Savarino posted $100,000 and was later released from Durham County custody. He also surrendered his driver\u2019s license to the court, as required by North Carolina law.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=761\">Might the Hurricanes swap goalies against the Canadiens? Here are their options<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry said Friday that the warrant for Savarino\u2019s arrest has not yet been served. She said her office received a presentation on the status of the weeks-long investigation on Tuesday, but declined to comment on the findings that were presented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very thorough investigation, and I feel very confident in that investigation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Savarino is the brother of former Duke basketball player Michael Savarino, who played for the pair\u2019s grandfather and now-retired Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski during his time with the Blue Devils. Michael Savarino pleaded guilty to a DWI charge in 2022 after a traffic stop in rural Orange County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">May 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><b>CORRECTION:<\/b> This story was updated on May 21, 2026, to correct the legal threshold for driving while impaired.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=759\">How Stephen Colbert Took a Parting Shot at CBS During Last &#8216;Late Show&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Savarino, 26, charged after a crash on Cole Mill Road killed 15-year-old Jack O\u2019Shea; police say his blood alcohol was 0.11% and he posted $100,000 bond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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