Rick Springfield Busted!
The Singer/Actor Was Arrested for DUI
Rick Springfield, the actor who found fame in the 80?s on the daytime drama General Hospital and also found fame on the pop music charts with his mega hit song Jessie?s Girl, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving here in LA last night. According to TMZ, Springfield failed field sobriety tests after the smell of alcohol was detected during a routine traffic stop at around 8PM last night.
?80s rocker Rick Springfield ? the guy who sang ?Jessie?s Girl? ? was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk in Los Angeles last night ? TMZ has learned. According to law enforcement, the 61-year-old singer was pulled over by the L.A. County Sheriff?s Dept. around 8:00 PM for a traffic violation. When officers approached the vehicle, they noticed the smell of booze and asked Springfield to perform several field sobriety tests. We?re told Springfield performed poorly on the sobriety tests ? and was arrested on suspicion of DUI. Law enforcement sources tell us Rick?s blood alcohol content was measured at .10 and .08. The legal limit in California is .08. Springfield was taken to a nearby jail ? where he was booked and eventually released on $5,000 bail.
Blah. Another celebrity DUI arrest. I say it every time these things happen, drunk driving is among the most offensive crimes to a society because the consequences of this kind of irresponsible and reckless behavior could very easily be deadly ? not only for the offender but for innocent victims who just happen to be on the road at the same time of the drunk driving incident. It?s of some comfort that Springfield?s alleged impaired driving did not result in any injury ? but it?s very sad to continue to realize that drunk driving continues to be a common occurrence ;(
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