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Former Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel was charged Friday in Camden County with a class B misdemeanor for a July 7, 2025, arrest. Recent court documents show Pinkel flagged down the state trooper for assistance while outside of a tire shop in Lake Ozark with a blown tire on his car.
According to a probable cause statement filed in court and reviewed by the Tribune, the officer noticed Pinkel waving at him at approximately 11:30 p.m. in a Big O Tires parking lot on Bagnell Dam Blvd.
The trooper noted in the probable cause statement that the back right tire on the SUV had blown and had been driven on the rim “for a significant distance based on the damage.”After asking Pinkel to explain how he had blown the tire, the officer noted a “strong odor of an intoxicating beverage emitting from (Pinkel’s) breath and person” and that his speech was slurred and he was swaying while he spoke.
Pinkel initially told the officer that he had “just a very small drink” and had stopped drinking three hours before blowing the tire. He later told the trooper he had “like two drinks” and had his last drink two hours ago.
The trooper asked Pinkel to perform multiple field sobriety tests, and the former Mizzou coach, per the probable cause statement, was unable to recite the alphabet beginning at the letter E and stopping at the letter R and also was unable to count backwards from the numbers 78 to 62. The trooper noted “lack of smooth pursuit” when he asked Pinkel to follow his finger with his eyes.
A preliminary breath test indicated a blood alcohol concentration of 0.128%. The legal limit in Missouri is 0.08%. Pinkel was arrested and held at Camden County jail before subsequently being released.
Pinkel, 74, coached Missouri from 2001-15, leading the Tigers to multiple Big 12 North and SEC East division titles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
Pinkel previously pleaded guilty to a DWI in Boone County after a Nov. 16, 2011, arrest.
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According to court documents, Pinkel has been summoned to appear in court July 28, 2026, in Camden County and plead to the charge.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Former Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel flagged down trooper before 2025 DWI arrest
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According to a probable cause statement filed in court and reviewed by the Tribune, the officer noticed Pinkel waving at him at approximately 11:30 p.m. in a Big O Tires parking lot on Bagnell Dam Blvd.
The trooper noted in the probable cause statement that the back right tire on the SUV had blown and had been driven on the rim “for a significant distance based on the damage.”After asking Pinkel to explain how he had blown the tire, the officer noted a “strong odor of an intoxicating beverage emitting from (Pinkel’s) breath and person” and that his speech was slurred and he was swaying while he spoke.
Pinkel initially told the officer that he had “just a very small drink” and had stopped drinking three hours before blowing the tire. He later told the trooper he had “like two drinks” and had his last drink two hours ago.
The trooper asked Pinkel to perform multiple field sobriety tests, and the former Mizzou coach, per the probable cause statement, was unable to recite the alphabet beginning at the letter E and stopping at the letter R and also was unable to count backwards from the numbers 78 to 62. The trooper noted “lack of smooth pursuit” when he asked Pinkel to follow his finger with his eyes.
A preliminary breath test indicated a blood alcohol concentration of 0.128%. The legal limit in Missouri is 0.08%. Pinkel was arrested and held at Camden County jail before subsequently being released.
Pinkel, 74, coached Missouri from 2001-15, leading the Tigers to multiple Big 12 North and SEC East division titles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Pinkel previously pleaded guilty to a DWI in Boone County after a Nov. 16, 2011, arrest.
More: What would it take for Missouri football to stun Georgia in 2026?
More: Does new era at Kentucky spell danger for Missouri football in 2026?
According to court documents, Pinkel has been summoned to appear in court July 28, 2026, in Camden County and plead to the charge.
This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Former Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel flagged down trooper before 2025 DWI arrest
Continue reading...
