( CNN ) -- The son of late evangelist Oral Roberts and former president of Oral Roberts University was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding , authorities said . Richard Roberts , 63 , was stopped by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol just after midnight after a trooper observed him traveling at about 93 mph on a turnpike in his Mercedes-Benz sedan , according to an arrest report . The speed limit on the road is 65 mph , the report said . The trooper `` detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage about Roberts ' breath and person , '' the report said , and Roberts failed field sobriety tests . Roberts consented to a breath test , which showed his blood alcohol level at .11 % , higher than the .08 % limit for legal intoxication . He was booked into the Tulsa County Jail . CNN affiliate KOTV in Tulsa said he posted bond and was released a few hours later . Roberts was president of Oral Roberts University until 2007 . Oral Roberts died in 2009 . Roberts appears on the television show `` The Place for Miracles : Your Hour of Healing , '' according to the Oral Roberts Ministries website . `` Our prayers go out to Richard and Lindsay Roberts and their entire family as they face this life challenge , '' said Jeremy Burton , spokesman for Oral Roberts University . `` May God 's grace help them as they work toward healing . '' CNN 's Carma Hassan contributed to this report .
Richard Roberts was pulled over early Tuesday , authorities say . Arrest report : He was allegedly traveling 93 mph in a 65-mph zone . Comment: