Man charged with DUI in crash with Jennifer Lopez
A Las Vegas man has been charged with crashing into Jennifer Lopez's Rolls-Royce on the California coast while drunk.
Los Angeles County prosecutors said in a statement Monday that 53-year-old Robert John Reitz was charged with misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and driving at nearly twice the legal blood-alcohol limit. He could get six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted.
The singer-actress' vehicle was stopped at a traffic light in Malibu when a pickup truck hit it from behind. Authorities say Lopez owned the Rolls-Royce carrying her and her two children, but her friend, actress Leah Remini, was driving. No one was injured in the September crash.
"Sitting at a light, Riding high right before some drunk fool rear ended us in my new whip!!! Thank god everyone ok!!! #GRATEFUL #THANKYOUGOD#DontdrinkandDrive!!!! #cursedthatfoolout#theBronxcameout #dontmesswithmycocnuts#mamabear #leahstayedcalm #thatwasweird," Lopez wrote on Instagram at the time, sharing a picture of her and Remini in the car.
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Reitz is scheduled to be arraigned later Monday. Authorities didn't know if he had an attorney.