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Bon Jovi guitarist strikes deal over drunk driving charges
Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora struck a deal with prosecutors on Tuesday hours after they filed drunken driving charges against him.
- AP
- Published: 10:06 April 23, 2008
Santa Ana: Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora struck a deal with prosecutors on Tuesday hours after they filed drunken driving charges against him.
The 48-year-old musician was pulled over in Laguna Beach on March 25 after he was allegedly seen swerving and straddling two lanes.
Sambora pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.
In turn, the district attorney agreed to drop a second charge - driving under the influence of alcohol - against the Bon Jovi guitarist, said a district attorney spokeswoman.
Sambora was sentenced to three years of informal probation, three months of first-offender alcohol awareness class and court fees. He also cannot have any measurable amount of drugs or alcohol in his system while driving during his probation.
The district attorney's spokeswoman said Sambora's blood-alcohol level was 0.13 per cent; the legal limit is 0.08 percent in California.
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