Overview
- Spears, who pleaded guilty Monday through her lawyer in Ventura County, was placed on 12 months of informal probation with a DUI class, state fines, and credit for one day already served.
- The court ordered weekly therapy and twice‑monthly psychiatry visits, and it required her to submit to searches and sobriety tests during traffic stops, with the judge excluding any search of her home.
- She was arrested on March 4 after CHP officers reported fast, erratic driving on U.S. 101 and signs of impairment, and a criminal complaint said alcohol and drugs were present without naming specific substances or listing a blood‑alcohol level.
- A “wet reckless” is a reduced reckless‑driving conviction that notes alcohol or drugs and is commonly offered in first‑time cases with no crash and a low alcohol level, especially when a defendant enters treatment.
- Prosecutors said she has taken responsibility but warned that any new offense could bring tougher charges and penalties, while her probation remains unsupervised without required meetings with an officer.