Singer Glen Campbell Gets Jail Over Drunk Driving

[lovechild]

- Singer/guitarist Glen Campbell was sentenced Tuesday to 10 days in jail for extreme drunken driving and leaving the scene of a accident last year, court officials said.

Campbell, 68, will be allowed out each day for 12 hours on work furlough under a plea deal that was formally approved during a brief hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court. He also was placed on two years probation and must perform 75 hours of community service under the sentence, which begins July 1.

The Grammy-winning country music star pleaded guilty last month to the two misdemeanor charges stemming from a collision near his Phoenix home in which no one was injured. An aggravated assault charge was dropped as part of the plea bargain.


Campbell, a longtime area resident, was arrested by Phoenix police in November 2003 and registered a 0.20 blood-alcohol level. The legal limit in Arizona is 0.08, with extreme drunken driving at levels greater than 0.15.

The singer, who topped the charts multiple times during his 40 years in the music industry with well-known songs like "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Rhinestone Cowboy," has apologized to family, friends and fans.

He also has warned others not to drink and drive, and not to drink at all.

[Relik]

i suppose if you have the money u can get away with murder.....

hrm....

i need get some cash

[Vampilot]

Hmm.. suks to be him.. I know his boy, Cal.. Nice kid, has a cool little band (if you like that kind of music) kinda like linkin park.. Been drinkin w/glen once or twice... man can DRINK! heh!
-V