Britney Spears accepted a 'wet reckless' plea deal in a California court on Monday 4 May, resolving a misdemeanour case that began with her arrest for driving under the influence on a US Route 101 stretch in Ventura County in March, according to prosecutors and legal experts. The 44-year-old pop star, who was charged with driving under the combined influence of alcohol and at least one drug, was not required to appear in person because the case involved a misdemeanour rather than a felony.
Spears was pulled over on 4 March near her home in Ventura County, where officers said she was driving erratically and appeared impaired during field sobriety tests. Prosecutors later confirmed there was no crash, no injuries and a relatively low blood alcohol reading, factors that significantly shape how California authorities tend to approach drunk-driving cases, especially when it appears to be a first offence.
