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Prosecutors Drop DWI, Reckless Driving Charges Against Bruce Springsteen
New York Post ^ | February 24, 2021 | Ben Feuerherd and Lia Eustachewich

Posted on 02/24/2021 10:55:20 AM PST by nickcarraway

Bruce Springsteen pleaded guilty Wednesday to drinking with fans at a New Jersey park — but dodged charges of DWI and reckless driving because prosecutors said he wasn’t drunk during the November incident.

The disposition in the high-profile case was announced during The Boss’ arraignment on the three misdemeanor charges stemming from his Nov. 14 arrest at Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook.

“I had two small shots of tequila,” the “Born in the USA” singer admitted in his signature raspy voice during the virtual hearing, as he copped to a single count of drinking in a closed area.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: bruce; dui; dwi; newjersey; pennsylvania; springsteen
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To: Skywise
As I wrote, "Once the blood results come back, a prosecutor takes a look at offense reports, any video the officer has/provides, and the lab results and makes a determination if he has sufficient evidence to prove to the jury the individual’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In some counties and states, the charges have already been prepared and the case is dismissed at this time.

Obviously, this county files charges when the reports come in and dismisses them if new evidence comes to light.

81 posted on 02/24/2021 1:44:35 PM PST by dpa5923 (Small minds talk about people, normal minds talk about events, great minds talk about ideas.)
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To: nickcarraway

Blew a .02. You can be charged with DWI even if you are below the legal limit if you are visibly impaired. However, at .02 nobody is going to be convicted. The DWI looks like it was based on the fact Springsteen initially refused a breath test, not that he actually was over the limit.


82 posted on 02/24/2021 1:45:45 PM PST by Roadrunner383 ( )
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To: fieldmarshaldj

They should have shot him to make society more fair.


83 posted on 02/24/2021 2:05:08 PM PST by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all the time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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To: TexasGator

Cop saw him drinking and saw an empty bottle. The rest is formulaic, and I am guessing reads a lot like every other DWI arrest this officer has made. .02 is absurdly low. The fact is that drinking and then driving after is not (itself alone) illegal. The only offense here was drinking in a park. Big deal. Completely lame arrest. Liberal dummy that he is, this was never a big deal.


84 posted on 02/24/2021 2:06:52 PM PST by Stingray51 ( )
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To: Stingray51

“SPRINGSTEEN smelt strongly of alcohol coming off his person and had glassy eyes,” the officer said in the statement, adding he “was visibly swaying back and forth while I observed his eyes.”

Springsteen, according to the officer, took 45 steps during the “walk and turn” test “instead of the instructed 18.”


85 posted on 02/24/2021 2:19:46 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Stingray51

” .02 is absurdly low. “

How many hours passed before the 0.02 reading.


86 posted on 02/24/2021 2:24:15 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: TexasGator

You tell me. If he was observed drinking the tequila, his BAC might have been higher 30 or 60 min after the arrest. Bottom line is that if you are that far under the limit on a blood test following a DWI arrest, it is incredibly unlikely that charges will be pursued let alone a conviction obtained. If he was a conservative, almost everyone here would be irately proclaiming his innocence.


87 posted on 02/24/2021 2:45:15 PM PST by Stingray51 ( )
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To: Stingray51

Was he tested for narijuana or other controlled substances?


88 posted on 02/24/2021 2:51:14 PM PST by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all the time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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To: Stingray51

Ranger may have saved his life.


89 posted on 02/24/2021 3:18:38 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Skywise

I’m going with fake evidence ... took their cue from the FBI labs .... just order the result desired.


90 posted on 02/24/2021 3:36:02 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Corrupt Slow Joe Biden is the Bolshevik sock puppet.)
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To: TexasGator

Precisely. Even if under the legal limit, if he were slightly impaired, the 30 minute ride to his estate in Colts Neck - on a motorcycle, no less - was not a wise choice. One little “oops” at his age could’ve ended poorly for “the Boss”.


91 posted on 02/24/2021 4:03:09 PM PST by mellow velo
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To: nickcarraway

Springsteen has been living under the influence since he was born.


92 posted on 02/24/2021 4:05:15 PM PST by sergeantdave (Federal courts no longer have any standing in America. )
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To: sacjones

MY MOTHER’S idea of a small drink would float a bar of soap.


93 posted on 02/24/2021 4:17:35 PM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Fungi

The state smells like a sewer.
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Always has!


94 posted on 02/24/2021 5:04:56 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (Conceding the result of a fraudulent election is both irrational and immoral.)
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To: nickcarraway

I think we’re on to something. lol


95 posted on 02/24/2021 5:30:19 PM PST by wardamneagle (c)
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To: dpa5923

Good post. Only clarification I would make is that field sobriety tests are often not done because the driver refuses to take them, which is totally legal. In fact, Bruce refused to take them in this case. Field sobriety tests are designed to make people fail. Only take them if you are absolutely certain that you are significantly under the limit.


96 posted on 02/24/2021 6:34:39 PM PST by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: nickcarraway

A good liberal can get away with anything


97 posted on 02/24/2021 6:36:58 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: mellow velo
He was arrested for failing a field sobriety test,

He didn't take any field sobriety test and was not legally obligated to do so. I hate Springsteen, but this cop was out of line for arresting him for DWI.

98 posted on 02/24/2021 6:39:14 PM PST by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: mellow velo

I’m sorry, I now see that he may have taken and failed some of the field sobriety tests. Perhaps it was only the field breathalyzer that he didn’t take.


99 posted on 02/24/2021 6:49:08 PM PST by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: TexasGator

Right you are. Blood tests are usually what you get when you refuse the on site breathalyzer.


100 posted on 02/24/2021 6:58:46 PM PST by dennisw
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