Joseph Savarino’s deadly DWI crash Saturday came after his victim enjoyed one “last perfect day,” according to the teen’s heartbroken mother.
Savarino, the 26-year-old grandson of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, was charged with DWI and accused of fatally colliding with a 15-year-old who was on an electric bicycle.
In a devastating Facebook post, Jack O’Shea’s mother confirmed his death while describing what would be his final day.
“We are finding comfort in what was his last perfect day,” Allison Bickel O’Shea said. “He woke up and asked to go to confession at Immaculate Conception Church. He then played two baseball games with his high school team, where he did what he always did — showed up fully and excelled at first base. Later, he went on his usual afternoon bike ride with friends.
“As he was coming back into our neighborhood, he was involved in an accident and was hit by a car. Jesus took him immediately. We will never understand why his time here was so short or why he was needed so soon, but we have to hold onto our faith that he is now our angel. We are better people because of him, and we will carry him with us always.”
Allison described her son as “our perfect, smart, athletic, fearless, and handsome baby boy,” and added that his love of “hiking, maps, and adventure was inspiring.”
“The depth of this grief is beyond anything we could have ever imagined. This is a club no parent ever wants to be part of,” she said.
Savarino allegedly struck the teen just before 9 p.m. in Durham, N.C., while the boy was on an electric bicycle, WRAL reported.
Public records viewed by the outlet showed that Savarino registered a 0.11 blood alcohol content when he was given a breathalyzer test by Durham police around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday morning.
He later admitted to police that he had been drinking earlier in the night.
The grandson of the longtime Duke coach — who retired in 2022 — is facing a misdemeanor charge of driving while impaired, according to online records viewed by The Post.
He was released Monday from Durham County Detention Center on $100,000 bail.
Jack is survived by his mother Allison, his father, Chris, and his 13-year-old sister, Emily.
“Life will never be the same. In all honesty, I don’t know how to go on — but Chris, Emily, and I are committed to keeping Jack’s memory alive for all who knew and loved him,” Allison said.
“He was so very special.”
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