Paul Pierce
Charged With DUI
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Paul Pierce has been formally hit with two prison fees stemming from his arrest in Los Angeles earlier this month, TMZ Sports activities has realized.
Courtroom data we have obtained present prosecutors charged the NBA legend with one rely of driving drunk and one rely of driving with .08% blood alcohol content material … simply 14 days after he was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI.
Pierce, you may recall, was accused of wrongdoing by cops again on Oct. 7 — after he had allegedly fallen asleep on the wheel of his Vary Rover SUV whereas in standstill visitors on an L.A. freeway.
The California Freeway Patrol claimed as soon as officers approached Pierce for questioning, he exhibited indicators of alcohol impairment. Cops informed us the previous Boston Celtics famous person supplied a blood check.
Pierce appeared to deny on Oct. 9 that he had been consuming and driving … writing in a press release on Threads the entire matter stemmed from him being “old” and “tired.”
“Imagine being stuck in stand still traffic for 45 mins and falling asleep 🤦🏾♂️,” he wrote. “I took this picture that night because I never been in stand still traffic for this long.”
“I’m old, I’m tired, and I fell asleep 🤷🏾♂️,” he continued. “I’m good y’all thanks for the love.”
Pierce is due in courtroom for arraignment subsequent month.
