Alabama defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., son of former NFL player, suspended after reckless driving incident

The University of Alabama suspended defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., the namesake son of a former NFL first-round pick and Crimson Tide alum, after he was arrested and accused of speeding away from police, officials said Monday

The University of Alabama suspended defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., the namesake son of a former NFL first-round pick and Crimson Tide alum, after he was arrested and accused of speeding away from police, officials said Monday.

The younger Kirkpatrick, 19, of Gadsden, Alabama, was driving a white Mercedes sedan "at a high rate of speed and continuing to accelerate without regard to heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic" on University Boulevard at about 2:44 a.m. Saturday, university Police Officer Christopher Fuerch wrote in a complaint.

Fuerch and two other university police officers were on foot and told Kirkpatrick to pull over, according to the court document.

Fuerch grabbed the car door's handle and his two colleagues had their hands on the hood before those officers "moved out of the path of the vehicle as it sped off," the complaint said.

"I visually identified the driver as UA Student D'Andre Javon Kirkpatrick, with whom I have had multiple interactions," Fuerch wrote.