Justin Bieber's Reckless Freeway Driving Prompted Ten 9-1-1 Calls
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Yesterday, the Biebs was cited for speedy, reckless driving on the 101 Freeway in the Valley reportedly because he was being chased by paparazzi. Before he was pulled over by the CHP, a total of ten drivers called 9-1-1 and reported that he was speeding and bobbing in and out of traffic, according to TMZ.
One of those drivers was L.A. City Councilman Dennis Zine, a former LAPD cop who proposed the "Britney Spears law" to protect stars from aggressive paps. He estimated that Bieber was traveling faster than 100 mph, but Bieber's reps told TMZ that he was only cited for going 80 mph (which is still preeeeeetty fast given typical traffic on the 101).
Zine says the singer should have just slowed down and pulled off the freeway. He told the Los Angeles Times that driving fast to lose the paparazzi is no excuse: "Any time you do 90, the paparazzi are going to go 90."
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I don't like this boy...
Kill it with fire.
Good for him. I did the same thing when i was his age and i assume some of you did, too. Barreling down the LIE at 4:30 in the morning. door to door in 30 minutes. just FLYING. awesome. Yes, i was an overprivileged white suburban boy having good times (not drunk) in nyc then heading home to sleep so i could go swimming and water skiing and eat lunch at the beach club the next day. Spatial acuity and reflexes at that age are superb. When i see a kid a doing it now i think "jeeesh, that kid ought slow down." When i see an adult do it i think "what a dangerous a-hole. i'd like to punch that fker in the face." At least it is in a car he bought with the $ he earned. GO JB GO!
icy tale, my good man
Why do celebs drive when they can afford a chauffeur?
Control.
I'm not shedding any tears over the little $#it if he crashes into a pole.
Maybe the Bieb should talk to Princess Diana.
Hey you dumb little twit, don't try to tell us you don't want the paparazzi chasing you when you drive around in a big shinny fishing lure... I mean, chrome Fisker Karma.
the little guy shouldn't risk the well being of others to escape having his photo taken... there are no excuses.
They should put him in a cell with Harley Flannigan
If Selena was in the car, I was gonna say he was getting head in the whip.
you chose to live in LA you horrible little turd