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Singer Britney Spears faces hit and run charges

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Saturday, September 22, 2007

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Britney Spears performing in Los Angeles, CA in 2004.
Image: BUDSMR.

The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said yesterday that pop music super-star Britney Spears was facing charges for a hit and run offence and driving without a valid drivers' license.

Charges were filed following an accident in which police allege Spears smashed her car into another vehicle in a parking area in August of 2007.

She could face a maximum of six months in jail and US$2,000 in fines if convicted.

A group of paparazzi recorded a video Britney steering her car into another vehicle on August 6 as she tried to pull into a parking spot in a Studio City lot.

Kim Robard-Rifkin was the owner of the other car and she filed a police report three days after the accident. The 59-year-old nurse found out that it was Spears who ran into her car after watching a video on a celebrity website.

Robard-Rifkin said, "I simply want my car fixed, the same as I would fix somebody's car if I had done that."

Spears will be arraigned on October 10.


Sources

  • AP. Britney Spears faces hit-run charge — CNN, September 22, 2007
  • Reuters. Britney Spears charged with hit-and-run in L.A. — Reuters, September 22, 2007
  • ET Online. Britney Spears Hit with Misdemeanors — ET Online, September 22, 2007


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