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Bon Jovi Guitarist Busted for DUI

With young daughter in car, he also faces endangerment charge

By Zach Samalin,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 26, 2008 9:06 PM CDT

(Newser) – Laguna Beach police have slapped Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora with DUI charges after catching his black Hummer bopping and weaving down the street late last night. Sambora took a sobriety test and was hauled downtown at 4am, the AP reports. He may be in more trouble—three passengers were in the car, including Sambora's 10-year-old daughter, Ava, and another minor.

Police are investigating whether to charge the rocker with recklessly endangering the two children, TMZ reports. If his blood-alcohol level comes back over .08, they most likely will. Ava's mom, Heather Locklear, authorized the other passenger, a woman, to drive the kids home. Sambora's blood test results come in later this week; he's due in court May 7.

Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi got slapped with a DUI today, and could face charges for endangering his 10-year old daughter, Ava, who was in Sambora's weaving black Hummer.
Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi got slapped with a DUI today, and could face charges for endangering his 10-year old daughter, Ava, who was in Sambora's weaving black Hummer.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
This police booking photo released by Laguna Beach Police on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, shows Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora after being arrested.
This police booking photo released by Laguna Beach Police on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, shows Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora after being arrested.   (AP Photo/Laguna Beach, Calif., Police Department)
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora arrives for Bon Jovi's Stand Up For a Cure Concert Series at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, in this Feb. 12, 2008, file photo.
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora arrives for Bon Jovi's "Stand Up For a Cure Concert Series" at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, in this Feb. 12, 2008, file photo.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, file)
Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi got slapped with a DUI today, and could face charges for endangering his 10-year old daughter, Ava, who was in Sambora's weaving black Hummer.
Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi got slapped with a DUI today, and could face charges for endangering his 10-year old daughter, Ava, who was in Sambora's weaving black Hummer.   (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
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