Comedian Artie Lange Arrested for DUI
Stand-up comedian Artie Lange has pleaded not guilty in court to one charge of New Jersey DUI, according to this UPI news report. Lange, who gained celebrity with "The Howard Stern Show" and "MADtv" was arrested after he was involved in a rear-end car accident. Police officials say in the news report that there was no indication Lange was under the influence of illicit drugs at the time of the incident. Lange has denied that he was drunk or under the influence of drugs at the time. He says he had only taken a prescribed antidepressant at the time. Lange reportedly sought treatment last year for an alleged long-term addiction to drugs.
This story is a little confusing because it is not clear why Lange was arrested in the first place if there was no indication that he was under the influence. What was the probable cause here? An individual's former addiction or history certainly should not play a role in an arrest. Any officer who arrests an individual on suspicion of DUI or DWI in New Jersey is required to take that particular incident into account and make an objective assessment of whether the individual became involved in an accident because of DUI or because they simply made a mistake.
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