Eve - Busta: Rhymes Rappers Charged With Drink Driving..... Rapper Eve Is Charged With Drink Driving while fellow rap star Busta Is Released On Bail for his drink driving charges.Latest: Rapper/actress Eve has been formally charged with drink driving following her Los Angeles car crash last month (26Apr07).The 28-year-old was arrested at the scene when her gold Maserati smashed into Hollywood Boulevard's central reservation. She was later freed from jail after posting $30,000 (£15,000) bail.Eve has also been charged with registering a blood alcohol limit in excess of 0.08 per cent, and failing to show proof of insurance.The star now faces probation of three to five years, a minimum fine of $390 (£195) and a compulsory alcohol treatment course.She is due in court on 17 May Meanwhile felloe rapper and drink drive charged Busta Rhymes has been freed on $7,500 bail.The troubled rapper Busta Rhymes was released on $7,500 (£3,750) bail following his drink driving arrests earlier that day.

Police stopped the hip-hop star, real name Trevor Smith, at 12.48am after they noticed the windows of his Gmc Yukon Denali Sports Utility Vehicle were excessively tinted.

Officers claim they smelled "a strong odour of alcohol" on Smith's breath and "he dropped his wallet to the ground" when he attempted to show them his identification.An on-site sobriety test found his blood alcohol level was .147 - above the legal New York State limit of .08. However, a later test at the police station showed his level as .067.

Smith was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of driving while ability impaired and driving while intoxicated on Thursday. He is scheduled to return to court on Tuesday (08May07) to stand trial for two separate assault cases.

Prosecutor Harrison Schweiloch called the rapper a "violent, predicate offender", the New York Post reports.

This latest incident is the fourth time Smith has been arrested in the past nine months. In February (07), he was arrested for allegedly driving on a suspended license and aggravated driving."


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