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The case of the singing diva Diana Ross and the DUI (Driving under influence) charges against her have been hitting the headlines since a few months. In February 2004, singing legend Diana Ross was sentenced to two days in jail. She pleaded ‘no contest’ to a drunken driving charge. According to Diana lawyer, she would serve her term in a prison near her Los Angeles home. The singer was allowed to enter a plea over the telephone from New York. Besides serving the sentence, Diana Ross would have to undergo at least 36 hours of alcohol abuse treatment before August 9 2004. Diana lawyer Stephen Paul Barnard has asked for a hearing that the breath test results must be dismissed. He has asked that another judge hear the petition to consider the motion to dismiss the breath tests. She was stopped by the police in Tucson, Arizona after her car was reported to be swerving and traveling on the wrong side of the road.
In an earlier case in 2002, she was stopped in the wee hours of the morning after a witness reported a swerving vehicle. A breath test showed that she had a blood alcohol level at 0.20 %, which is twice more than the legal limit of 0.08%. She was slapped a ticket for three misdemeanors: driving under the influence; driving with a blood content of over the legal limit of 0.08% and having a blood alcohol level greater than 0.15%. The police records state that she was unable to take her field sobriety test properly. She had a hard time reciting the alphabets and couldn’t remember the time or date. The responding officer who tracked Ross down noted that she had ‘watery and bloodshot’ eyes and she swayed and had slurred speech. She told the officers that she was lost and was trying to rent a video.
This arrest came at a time when the headlines carried more reports on Ross’s bad behavior than her music. Diana Ross had voluntarily entered a Malibu-based drug and alcohol rehab center before starting the summer tour of the U.S. and abroad.
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