Last June, Vince Neil of Motley Crue was accused of drunken driving when he was pulled over by police in his 2008 black Lamborghini for going 60 miles per hour (96.6 kilometres per hour) in a 45 mile per hour (72.4 kilometres per hour) zone near the Las Vegas strip.
On the 27th of June, Neil was stopped by a police officer at 11 p.m. for weaving between lanes and speeding on Desert Inn Road west of Paradise Road. The rocker told the officer that he drank three glasses of champagne but was unsure of when his last drink was. The officer had Neil perform three physical tests which is standard if an officer assumes a driver is drunk. The first test was to measure horizontal eye movement, walking ability such as turning heel to toe, and to stand on one leg for 30 seconds where he would be given a breath test. Neil failed all three tests.
In October, the 49 year old rocker pleaded not guilty to speeding charges and misdemeanor drunk driving. Originally the trial for the charges was set for the 6th of January; however, the date was pushed back due to a new judge being assigned to DUI trials.
Neil will go before the newly elected Justice of the Peace William Kephart at 9 a.m. on January 26th according to an office spokeswoman of the Clark County District Attorney’s office. The Motley Crue rocker lives with his wife in Las Vegas.
Vince Neil’s DUI Trial Postponed, Toronto Sun, January 4, 2011
DUI Trial Reset for Mötley Crüe Rocker Vince Neil, Las Vegas Sun, January 3, 2011
Web-Related Resources:
California DUI: DUI procedures
California DMV: guide to DUI arrest
