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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: bruce; dui; dwi; newjersey; pennsylvania; springsteen
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To: a fool in paradise

“Apparently ...” you didn’t read the article!


41 posted on 02/24/2021 11:41:21 AM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: nickcarraway

Is this a case of some animals more equal than others?


42 posted on 02/24/2021 11:42:19 AM PST by newzjunkey (America First - bring on Giant Meteor in 2021)
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To: nickcarraway

Democrats...scum of the earth.


43 posted on 02/24/2021 11:42:55 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: nickcarraway

His BAC was .02.

The “Ranger” should be fired.

And I don’t like Bruce Springsteen.


44 posted on 02/24/2021 11:44:14 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: nickcarraway

So the reckless driving was bogas from the gitgo.


45 posted on 02/24/2021 11:44:19 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Beware the media industrial complex )
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To: nickcarraway

Mighty white of them.


46 posted on 02/24/2021 11:46:24 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
The reckless driving charge was probably legit.

They reached a plea deal to make it go away -- I'm guessing so it didn't show up as a violation on his license.

47 posted on 02/24/2021 11:49:04 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("And once in a night I dreamed you were there; I canceled my flight from going nowhere.")
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To: Skywise

I vote for #2.


48 posted on 02/24/2021 11:51:12 AM PST by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: nickcarraway

No surprise there.


49 posted on 02/24/2021 11:51:33 AM PST by bgill (Which came first, Covid-19 or Gates and Fauci's mRNA-1273 Moderna vax?)
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To: Skywise

Yes, it isn’t illegal to have his blood level and be driving, or to drink and drive. It’s only illegal to be “impaired” (and/or at an illegal level of BAC).


50 posted on 02/24/2021 11:53:00 AM PST by olivia3boys
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To: nickcarraway

Best “justice” money can buy.

I take solace in the fact that we can now call “the boss” The Drunk...


51 posted on 02/24/2021 11:54:40 AM PST by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: 1Old Pro
I had two small shots of tequila

If you are a nearly ubiquitously known celebrity going to a restaurant that has been hard up for business for the past year, does anyone really think the bartender shorts you on the tequila pours?

52 posted on 02/24/2021 11:56:47 AM PST by jz638
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To: Skywise
“Then why was he charged at all?!”

Absolutely right. Something bs is going on here.

53 posted on 02/24/2021 12:00:33 PM PST by circlecity
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To: nickcarraway

Will he at least update his song and rename it to “Born in the Country Formerly Known as the USA”? Don’t have the same catchy quality does it?


54 posted on 02/24/2021 12:03:49 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: nickcarraway

So, notoriety get you off for DUI... Wonder if everybody else gets the same treatment now?


55 posted on 02/24/2021 12:04:20 PM PST by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Worker)
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To: Alberta's Child

Reduce, yes, but not dismissed. And less you have some special privilege like being well known or a Democrat.


56 posted on 02/24/2021 12:06:48 PM PST by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Worker)
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To: TexasGator

did he guzzle from the bottle or flask?


57 posted on 02/24/2021 12:09:40 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: Mariner
I'm no fan of Bruce, either. And I live in Jersey.

He wasn't arrested after blowing 0.02%. He was arrested for failing a field sobriety test, after the ranger observed him doing at least one of the shots. He also refused a breathalyzer at the scene. (if the news accounts were correct)

Once at the station after being brought in is when he blew the .02. His BAC surely dropped from the time he was first approached and when the test was administered, but unless he sat around for hours, I doubt he was ever approaching a 0.08.

Could've been a belligerent ranger dealing with an even more belligerent celebrity.

58 posted on 02/24/2021 12:09:52 PM PST by mellow velo
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To: Reno89519
From what I can see, two counts were dismissed and he pled guilty to another.

Happens all the time ... even in MURDER cases.

59 posted on 02/24/2021 12:10:16 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("And once in a night I dreamed you were there; I canceled my flight from going nowhere.")
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To: nikos1121

Ted Kennedy learned
Do not blow
Wait unti sobering up to answer questions


60 posted on 02/24/2021 12:10:36 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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