Former Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts was arrested early Tuesday on complaints of driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding.

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper clocked Roberts driving 93 mph in a 65 mph zone just after midnight on the Creek Turnpike west of U.S. 169, according to his arrest report.

Roberts’ blood-alcohol level was measured at .11 percent, above the legal limit of .08, the report says.

The trooper noticed a strong smell of alcohol after pulling Roberts over as he headed north on U.S. 169 just south of 71st Street, according to the report.

Roberts was unable to follow simple instructions in two coordination tests, and was taken to the Jenks Police Department to determine his blood-alcohol level, the report says.

He was booked into the Tulsa Jail at 2:46 a.m. and was released on $1,100 bail at 5:47 a.m., records show.

Roberts, 63, the son of ORU founder Oral Roberts, resigned as the university’s president in 2007 after allegations that he and his family misused university and ministry resources. He was given the honorary title of president emeritus in 2008.

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