Britney Spears charged with misdemeanor DUI involving drugs and alcohol - BERITAJA

Britney Spears has been charged pinch driving nether the power of narcotics and alcohol, a misdemeanor, according to the Ventura County territory attorney’s office.

On Thursday, prosecutors revenge 1 misdemeanor DUI count against the “Toxic” hitmaker, saying she drove nether the mixed power of intoxicant and drugs. They did not authorities what narcotics the popular prima was accused of taking.

An arraignment is slated for Monday. Spears is not required to look astatine the hearing.

According to the territory attorney’s office, if a suspect has nary anterior DUI history and the incident did not impact a precocious humor intoxicant level, a clang aliases an injury, prosecutors typically connection what is known arsenic a “wet reckless” — aliases a plea bargain wherever the complaint is reduced to reckless driving pinch a statement that intoxicant aliases narcotics were involved.

“This type of solution is common, peculiarly erstwhile a suspect demonstrates self-motivation to reside underlying issues done rehabilitation aliases a supplier and intoxicant curen program,” the D.A.’s agency said. “Under that offer, a suspect is placed connected probation for 12 months, receives in installments for immoderate clip spent successful custody, is required to complete a DUI class, and must salary state-mandated fines and fees.”

This connection will beryllium extended to Spears connected Monday, according to the territory attorney’s office.

Last month, Spears was arrested successful Westlake Village by the California Highway Patrol. The singer, 44, was pulled complete by the CHP while driving a achromatic BMW 430i aft dispatchers received reports of the conveyance being driven erratically and astatine precocious speeds. Spears was alone.

She was booked early the adjacent greeting and, according to a rule enforcement source, Spears’ humor was drawn astatine Los Robles Regional Medical Center. A constituent was besides recovered successful the car that night, and the conveyance was searched again the adjacent greeting astatine Roy’s Towing successful Thousand Oaks, a root told The Times.

“This was an unfortunate incident that is wholly inexcusable,” a typical for Spears told The Times successful a connection past month. “Britney is going to return the correct steps and comply pinch the rule and hopefully this could beryllium the first measurement successful a agelong overdue alteration that needs to hap successful Britney’s life. Hopefully she could get the support she needs during this difficult time.

“Her boys are going to beryllium spending clip pinch her,” the connection continued. “Her loved ones are going to travel up pinch an overdue needed scheme to group her up for occurrence for well-being.”

Spears subsequently checked herself into a treatment facility voluntarily, a typical for Spears confirmed.

Christie D’Zurilla and Richard Winton contributed to this report.