HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A former Olympic track star was due in a Long Island courtroom to answer drunken driving charges.

Derrick Adkins of West Hempstead — who lives on a street named in his honor — was arrested on the Meadowbrook Parkway on Aug. 29.

State police say he was seen drifting in and out of lanes at almost 2 a.m. A trooper also said he smelled alcohol on the driver’s breath.

Adkins won a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympic games in Atlanta in 1996.

He was expected to enter a plea in District Court on Wednesday.

His attorney did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.