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Richie Off the Wagon -- Popped For DUI

Posted Mar 26th 2008 12:44PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned Richie Sambora was arrested for DUI in Laguna Beach, Calif.

Law enforcement sources tell us the Bon Jovi guitarist was pulled over by the Laguna Beach PD just before 11:00 PM last night. Cops say they observed him driving erratically in a black Hummer and pulled him over. He failed numerous field sobriety tests and was detained for DUI.

At the station, a cooperative Sambora opted to take a blood test rather than blow into a breathalyzer. Laguna Beach PD tells TMZ there's no indication of drugs.

Sambora was released around 4:00 AM this morning.

In 2007, Richie had not one, but two stints in rehab.

A spokesperson for Bon Jovi had no comment.

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31. lol at Derek. Richie get well and your lucky ya didn't kill someone. Call a cab!

Posted at 1:33PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Kelli

32. That is a shame he is going down hill like that. People seem to think the answers to problems are found at the bottom of a bottle. Well there are right answers and wrong answers and at the bottom of a bottle is the wrong answer. Look where it leads you to. It leads you to TMZ's headlines with a less than flattering picture. I still think he has talent but he needs to understand that the demons he faces bury that talent deep. Get it together, Richie.

Posted at 1:41PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Stevie Ray

33. Where'd his eyebrows go? Maybe he could put on some "gay"-brows like Ricco Rodriguez.

Posted at 1:36PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Stevo

34. Mrs. EX SHeen, ha ha what a winner.

Posted at 2:05PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Buster

35. What's with the mullet?

Posted at 1:39PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Save the Planet

36. Richie, Richie, Richie............how could you?
He needs to hang around Jon more; he wouldn't be stupid enough to f--- up his career like this.

Posted at 1:40PM on Mar 26th 2008 by jilly

37. #9-you are awesome! Thanks for the laugh!

Posted at 1:42PM on Mar 26th 2008 by tracey

38. Hey Stevie Ray

I think Keith Richards found success at the bottom of a bottle.

Posted at 1:42PM on Mar 26th 2008 by CoolGirl2008

39. Common Rich, get the act together.. WE need you man.

Posted at 1:53PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Pat

40. Why doesn't anyone tell him to lose the mullet???

Posted at 1:53PM on Mar 26th 2008 by jbw

41. wow, somebody trying to re-live the 80's, like that's desireable.
i'm 51...the 60's/70's very cool time, the 80's a total blow-off as far as the world and music,
these guys (bon jovi) wanted to be known as a heavy-metal band, yeah right, both this one and the lead guy need to lose their 1,000 watt smiles, people in metal are angry, dude.

Posted at 1:55PM on Mar 26th 2008 by joe

42. Bad Karma catcvhing up with him for messing around with his wife's best friend. Karma will get ya!!! I agree you've got money hire a driver.

Posted at 2:01PM on Mar 26th 2008 by whatever!

43. Richie-find the blessing in that you were stopped before you took another's life-Life is too short so stop wasting yours on crap. Do something to help out and stop making a spectacle of yourself. You are one of the lucky ones...

Posted at 2:14PM on Mar 26th 2008 by cloud nine

44. Aw, Ritchie! Someone call Dr. Drew, I smell a Celebrity Rehab II in the works. Bummer.

Posted at 2:19PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Becky

45. He needs to go back with Heather. He needs Heather, although Heather probably doesn't need him. He has been goofy since he left her.

Posted at 2:18PM on Mar 26th 2008 by tennishottie

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