Overview
- Spears was stopped and arrested on March 4 after officers say they saw her driving at high speeds and drifting across lanes on US-101 near Newbury Park in Ventura County.
- She accepted a reduced 'wet reckless' plea that dismissed the original DUI charge and imposed 12 months of probation, one day credited in jail, a mandatory DUI class, weekly therapy and twice-monthly psychiatry visits.
- The police arrest report published this week records officers detecting a smell of alcohol and observing slurred or rapid speech, red and watery eyes, dilated pupils, an unsteady gait and pronounced mood swings during the encounter.
- According to the report, Spears told officers she had taken Lamictal, Prozac and Adderall earlier that day, and officers noted an empty wine glass in the car and a pill bottle labeled 'Adderall' that was not prescribed to her.
- Prosecutors and the court linked the plea’s leniency to Spears’ voluntary entry into treatment and ordered monitoring that warns harsher penalties for any future offenses, and the new report has intensified public scrutiny given her recent rehab stay and high profile.