Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora arrested on Suspected DUI

[Amerigo Vespucci]

This police booking photo released by Laguna Beach, Calif., Police Department on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, shows Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora after being arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. (AP Photo/Laguna Beach, Calif., Police Department)

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol. The 48-year-old guitarist was arrested just before 11 p.m. Tuesday after an officer noticed his black Hummer weaving in traffic lanes, said Laguna Beach police Sgt. Jason Kravetz.

Sambora was given field sobriety tests and arrested without incident. He was booked at the Laguna Beach jail and released at 4 a.m., Kravetz said Wednesday.

"He was very cooperative with all the staff," Kravetz said.

A woman and two girls were passengers in the car, said Kravetz, who declined to release their names.

Sambora was given notice to appear in court May 7 on one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, Kravetz said.

Ken Sunshine, a spokesman for Bon Jovi, had no comment.

Sambora is a founding member of Bon Jovi. The band's last album, "Lost Highway," was released in 2007.

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[DarkTirade]

1. He neither resisted arrest nor screamed any racial slurs

so I doubt it'll make the front page. :P

[flvegan]

2. Pfft...actor Tom Jane was busted last week in his Maserati...

going like, a brazillian miles an hour.

Weaving Hummer. That's no way to get a DUI in Hollywood!

[sasquatch]

3. And felonius posession of a mullet as well

[DemocratInSoCal]

4. What A Hypocrite!!

So Fucking Nice that his band participated in last year's Live Earth concert, yet he drives around in a gas guzzling Hummer.

I guess since he's rich, it's o.k. though.

[Alexander]

5. What inspires people to drive drunk? He's rich, couldn't he call a cab?

I've walked across town to get home rather than drive drunk. Do people really need their cars that badly?