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George Michael Busted After Car Crash

He's detained on suspicion of DUI, but not charged

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 15, 2009 7:41 AM CDT

(Newser) – George Michael was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk or drugged after his Range Rover slammed into the back of a truck on a British highway last night, the Sun reports. Police, however, released him 6 hours later without charge. The singer, who just got his license back in June after a 2-year suspension for driving on drugs, escaped the crash unharmed, as did the other driver.

The singer was "doing about 100mph and was weaving all over the place," says the truck driver, adding that Michael seemed dazed and "away with the fairies" afterward. "He came over to my cab and asked if I had stopped to give him a lift. I was stunned. He was absolutely not with it, so I told him no."

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George Michael waves as he leaves Brent magistrates court in London in 2007 after being banned from driving for two years. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

George Michael arrives at Court in London for a hearing on alleged driving offences in 2007. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of driving while unfit through drugs. (AP Photo / Max Nash, PA)

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He was strolling along a dual carriageway, totally away with the fairies. When police arrived I said the guy looked like George Michael. They told me it was. He couldn't walk in a straight line. - Trucker Lawrie Rowe

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George Michael Busted After Car Crash