Hawaii police are investigating UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn for driving under the influence after a Feb. 7 truck accident.
The accident occurred around 7:39 p.m. on a highway in Penn’s native Hilo. Police received multiple calls of a black Toyota Tacoma truck that was “speeding” and “losing control” and had flipped onto an embankment in front of a shopping mall. Police found Penn in the truck and took him to the hospital “for immediate care” that was “paramount for his safety,” read a statement from Hawai’i Police Department spokesperson Alan Richmond.
Big Island Now initially reported Penn’s accident and cited police who said Penn initially wasn’t given a blood-alcohol test because of current laws involving accidents.