Overview
- The Ventura County district attorney filed a single misdemeanor DUI charge Thursday, with an arraignment set for Monday, May 4.
- Prosecutors say she will be offered a common 'wet reckless' deal, a reduced reckless driving conviction tied to alcohol or drugs that typically brings 12 months of probation, a DUI class, and fines.
- CHP officers arrested Spears on March 4 after 911 reports of a black BMW driving erratically at high speed; they noted signs of impairment and conducted field sobriety tests, and no crash or injuries were reported.
- Her representative says she voluntarily entered substance‑abuse treatment on April 12, and the Los Angeles Times reports she left rehab this week, a detail her team has not publicly confirmed.
- Law‑enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times that a substance was found in her car and her blood was drawn, details not specified by prosecutors in the charging documents.