Richie Sambora gets a DUI - with daughter & her friend in car
Though he went to rehab twice last year, in July and September, sobriety is apparently still an elusive concept for Richie Sambora. The Bon Jovi guitarist was arrested late last night and cited for driving under the influence in Laguna Beach. Police also confirmed that he had a female passenger in the car with him, who TMZ is reporting was his 10-year-old daughter Ava. Ava's mother is Sambora's ex-wife Heather Locklear.
According to E! Online: Laguna Beach Police Sgt. Jason Kravetz confirmed to E! News that officers first spotted the 47-year-old's black Hummer driving erratically on the Pacific Coast Highway at roughly 10:52 p.m. Tuesday. Officers briefly followed his swerving vehicle before pulling him over.
The Lost Highway rocker was administered several field sobriety tests, all of which he failed, and was taken into custody just after 11 p.m.
Once at the nearby police station, the rocker, whom cops described as being "very cooperative," opted to take a blood test in lieu of a Breathalyzer. His blood-alcohol level has yet to be released, though police say there was no indication of drugs in his system.
Sambora was booked, briefly housed and released from the station just after 4 a.m. Wednesday morning on his own recognizance.

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