Posted on September 14th, 2010 by Austin
[HMG Celebrity News] – We
reported in August that former ‘Wham’ singer, George Michael
could face jail time for his latest display of bad driving, and it’s
come true – A British Judge has just sentenced George to eight weeks in
prison.
Last month the 47-year old singer pleaded guilty to a DUI charge and
possession of cannabis, after crashing his $125,000 Range George is reported to have gasped in shock as the sentence was read out.
This latest trouble began when he was arrested in the early hours of last July 4th in Hampstead, North London after steering his Range Rover into the door of a one-hour photo shop called ‘Snappy Snaps.’ He was promptly arrested and taken to Hampstead police station, where the cops found he was also carrying cannabis cigarettes.
Police described Michael’s condition at the time as ’spaced out.’ He was found slumped over the wheel with the engine still running, and later admitted he’d smoked marijuana and taken a sedative before trying to drive.
And this is not the first time George has had car trouble – In February of 2006, Police found him asleep at the wheel in the middle of London’s ‘Hyde Park Corner.’ – an intersection so frantic it makes Broadway look like a car park.
Three months later he damaged three other cars just trying to get out of a parking space.
Four months after that his car was found blocking a busy intersection, with the engine still on and George asleep at the wheel. Again. That won him a date with a Judge and three months of community service.
Today, George’s lawyers told the court the singer was trying to get clean and was writing new songs. But the Judge was unmoved – He told their client he saw no choice other than to impose a custodial sentence.
George is expected to serve half of this latest sentence in prison, then be released to serve the rest on probation.
We’ll keep you advised…
Source: AP
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