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RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick has been charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana, state police said Tuesday.
The Hokies have suspended Vick indefinitely following the incidenct, the athletic department said in a statement Tuesday.
Vick, the brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, was stopped by a state trooper early Saturday morning on an interstate about 25 miles east of Richmond.
Vick was clocked on radar at 86 mph, 21 mph above the speed limit, state police spokesman Gary B. Payne said. "As a result of the traffic stop, he also was charged with possession of marijuana," Payne said.
Both charges are misdemeanors, he said.
In May, Marcus Vick, along with fellow Hokies Mike Imoh and Brenden Hill, was convicted of misdemeanors stemming from a drinking party with underage girls. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,250 on three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after he and two teammates gave alcohol to 14- and 15-year-old girls at the players' apartment.
For their part that incident, all three were handed three-game suspensions to begin at the start of the upcoming season, Virginia Tech said in a statement Tuesday. Also, head coach Frank Beamer has suspended Vick from participation in all team activities for the incidents.
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The Hokies have suspended Vick indefinitely following the incidenct, the athletic department said in a statement Tuesday.
Vick, the brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, was stopped by a state trooper early Saturday morning on an interstate about 25 miles east of Richmond.
Vick was clocked on radar at 86 mph, 21 mph above the speed limit, state police spokesman Gary B. Payne said. "As a result of the traffic stop, he also was charged with possession of marijuana," Payne said.
Both charges are misdemeanors, he said.
In May, Marcus Vick, along with fellow Hokies Mike Imoh and Brenden Hill, was convicted of misdemeanors stemming from a drinking party with underage girls. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,250 on three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after he and two teammates gave alcohol to 14- and 15-year-old girls at the players' apartment.
For their part that incident, all three were handed three-game suspensions to begin at the start of the upcoming season, Virginia Tech said in a statement Tuesday. Also, head coach Frank Beamer has suspended Vick from participation in all team activities for the incidents.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1835172
