George Michael Arrested After Crashing His Range Rover Into A Seven Ton Truck!
Posted on Sat Aug 15th, 2009 12:10pm PDT By X17 Staff
Geez, how wasted was he?!
George Michael was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence yesterday after smashing his silver Range Rover into a seven-ton truck just after 1am, according the The Sun.
Trucker Lawrie Rowe said: "I was driving at 45mph in the inside lane when I saw a car come speeding up behind me, its lights on full beam. It must have been doing about 100mph and was weaving all over the place as if it was overtaking and undertaking. It smashed into the back of my cab and I felt a hell of a thump. His car went spinning across the outside lane and into the central barrier before bouncing back into my cab. He then hit the barrier again."
Eyewitnesses feared Michael was dead, as he sat in the busted up SUV for ten minutes after the crash. Finally, Michael climbed out of the wreck and tried to get a lift in Rowe's cab, but when he noticed how out of it the singer was, he refused, and called the police and an ambulance instead. Michael walked about a mile down the road before other truckers stopped him and made him wait for the police to arrive. When the authorities finally showed up, they arrested Michael and he was released at 6am. A law enforcement spokesman confirmed the news with the following statement: "The driver of a Range Rover, a 46-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of being unfit through drink or drugs. He was released without charge."
This isn't the first time Michael has gotten in trouble behind the wheel - in February of 2006, he was cautioned for drug possession while driving, and in April of 2006, he hit three parked cars in his Range Rover outside his home in Highgate, North London. A month after that he had a similar crash while nodding off as he listened to his iPod. Umm, why didn't anyone think about taking his license away after the first offense?! In October of 2006, police arrested Michael after finding him unconscious in his Mercedes, and he was banned from driving for two years. How about taking his driving privileges permanently, hmm?
What a mess!
George Michael was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence yesterday after smashing his silver Range Rover into a seven-ton truck just after 1am, according the The Sun.
Trucker Lawrie Rowe said: "I was driving at 45mph in the inside lane when I saw a car come speeding up behind me, its lights on full beam. It must have been doing about 100mph and was weaving all over the place as if it was overtaking and undertaking. It smashed into the back of my cab and I felt a hell of a thump. His car went spinning across the outside lane and into the central barrier before bouncing back into my cab. He then hit the barrier again."
Eyewitnesses feared Michael was dead, as he sat in the busted up SUV for ten minutes after the crash. Finally, Michael climbed out of the wreck and tried to get a lift in Rowe's cab, but when he noticed how out of it the singer was, he refused, and called the police and an ambulance instead. Michael walked about a mile down the road before other truckers stopped him and made him wait for the police to arrive. When the authorities finally showed up, they arrested Michael and he was released at 6am. A law enforcement spokesman confirmed the news with the following statement: "The driver of a Range Rover, a 46-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of being unfit through drink or drugs. He was released without charge."
This isn't the first time Michael has gotten in trouble behind the wheel - in February of 2006, he was cautioned for drug possession while driving, and in April of 2006, he hit three parked cars in his Range Rover outside his home in Highgate, North London. A month after that he had a similar crash while nodding off as he listened to his iPod. Umm, why didn't anyone think about taking his license away after the first offense?! In October of 2006, police arrested Michael after finding him unconscious in his Mercedes, and he was banned from driving for two years. How about taking his driving privileges permanently, hmm?
