Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Ventura County, California, on the night of 4 March after 911 dispatchers reported that a black BMW linked to the singer had been seen swerving in and out of lanes and speeding, according to recordings released by US outlets this week. The dispatch audio, attributed to law enforcement communications, traced the stop in real time as officers moved in on the vehicle shortly before 9.30pm local time.
The dispatch chatter is the latest layer of detail in a case that began with a late evening traffic stop and has since turned into a familiar modern spectacle, part police procedure, part celebrity autopsy, with only a thin strip of hard fact available to the public.
