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Recent Celebrity DUI Arrests Include Charles Barkley and Sam Shepherd

By Altman & Altman

The year 2009 has just began, and already, there are already a couple of celebrity DUI arrests in the police record books. On New Year?s Eve, television commentator and former basketball star Charles Barkley was arrested in Arizona on suspicion of drunk driving after he ran a stop sign. He underwent field sobriety tests at the scene, but refused to take a breath test. Barkley was given a blood test at the police station and was cited for driving while being impaired. On Saturday, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and movie star Sam Shephard was arrested for allegedly drunk driving and speeding in Illinois after leaving a bar. His blood-alcohol level was reportedly two times the legal limit. Shephard was released Sunday after posting bond. Last Friday, television star Heather Locklear?s DUI case was dismissed after she entered a no-contest plea to a reckless driving misdemeanor charge...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on January 09, 2009 (boomark / email).