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Marcus Vick (top) after his arrest for DUI on Friday, June 13, 2008. Passenger Delicia Lenora Cordon (below) was also charged with being drunk in public. Photo By: Norfolk Police Dept.
Friday, Jun 13, 2008 - 10:37 AM Updated: 08:20 PM


NORFOLK -- Norfolk police say former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick is being charged with driving under the influence and eluding police for a traffic stop early this morning.

Police said shortly after 2 a.m., a uniformed bicycle patrol officer observed the 24-year-old Vick and a female sitting in a vehicle, involved in an altercation. When the officer asked for a driver's license, police say Vick sped away and was stopped minutes later.

Vick failed a field sobriety test and was charged with DUI, misdemeanor eluding police, reckless driving and driving on a suspended license. The passenger, 24-year-old Delicia Cordon of Miami, Fla., was charged with being drunk in public.

Vick was released by the Miami Dolphins in 2007 and is the brother of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.

In August 2004, Vick was convicted of possession of marijuana stemming from a traffic stop on Interstate 64 in New Kent County.

In September 2004, he was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for serving alcohol to a 15-year-old girl at a party at his Blacksburg apartment.

In March 2006, Vick pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with an incident where people said he pulled a gun on them at a McDonald's parking lot in Suffolk. That same month, he was kicked off the Tech football team.

-- From Staff and Wire reports