Rapper Eve charged with DUI in Los Angeles
City prosecutors filed misdemeanor charges Friday against Eve stemming from a traffic accident in Hollywood last week, according to an article posted on MSNBC’s Web site.
The rapper-actress, whose real name is Jihan Jeffers, was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or above, and failure to provide proof of insurance, officials said. The charges stem from an April 26 arrest when officers stopped Eve at 2:40 a.m. after her car struck a raised concrete center median on Hollywood Boulevard. A breath test showed her blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit, according to the article. The rapper-actress, who is scheduled to be arraigned May 17, faces a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
A statutory minimum sentence would include a minimum of three years’ probation, a fine of at least $390, and an alcohol education program, among other DUI-related conditions. Eve, considered a protégée of gangster rap trailblazer Dr. Dre, has released several solo albums and won a Grammy in 2001 for the single “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” with Gwen Stefani. Her movie credits include “Barbershop,” and once had her own self-titled sitcom.
Is the information provided in this article sufficient evidence to show the actress was driving drunk? Absolutely not. The breath test showed her alcohol level to be above legal limit. There are many reasons why a Breathalyzer test shows a reading higher than it should – from lack of food to the kind of food she ate. Was she distracted by something on the road or in the car before she struck the center median?
