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Linebacker cited for drunken driving on moped

University of Wisconsin senior linebacker Jonathan Casillas was cited for drunken driving last month while riding a moped.

A UW police officer stopped Casillas Aug. 24 just after midnight, and a breathalyzer test showed his blood alcohol concentration to be 0.15 — nearly twice the legal limit of 0.08.

The 21-year-old Casillas received three citations — first-offense drunken driving, driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration and driving with two persons on a moped.

The New Brunswick, N.J., native sat out the Badgers’ first two games with a knee injury, but made his season debut Saturday night in Wisconsin’s 13-10 win at Fresno State. Casillas finished the game with seven tackles, including dragging Bulldogs running back Ryan Mathews down from behind in the third quarter. That play forced Fresno State to settle for a field goal, which arguably saved the game for the Badgers.

“Jonathan Casillas, in my mind, might have won the game when he ran [Mathews] down and tackled him and turned it into a field goal,” head coach Bret Bielema said Saturday in Fresno. “If he doesn’t do that, they score a touchdown and we don’t know if we win this game”

Bielema said Tuesday night he’d already disciplined Casillas and that he faces no more punishment — including future game suspensions — in the matter.

The coach would not specify the extent of the disciplinary actions previously taken.

The Badgers have an off-week this weekend before heading to Ann Arbor Sept. 27 to take on the University of Michigan Wolverines.

Casillas is scheduled to appear in court regarding the citations on Friday. He declined to comment on the matter Tuesday night after practice.

— The Associated Press contributed to the report.