Speaking Of Intoxicated...Nick Carter Pleads Guilty

[NickelBack]

Three years' informal probation. A $1,200 fine. A three-month alcohol-awareness program. Restricted driving privileges for 90 days. That's all that Nick Carter has to give to make good on a drunken driving charge.

The Backstreet Boy worked out a deal with prosecutors in Orange County, California, stemming from his March DUI arrest.

The 25-year-old popster has pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol count of over 0.08. Because the count was a misdemeanor, Carter wasn't required to be in the Westminster courthouse for the hearing, and he entered the plea last week via his lawyer. In exchange, another DUI count was dropped, per Orange County Deputy District Attorney Tate McCallister.

McCallister says Carter's attorney agreed to the terms last Thursday, avoiding a preliminary hearing in the case set for today.

Carter was slapped with the two misdemeanor charges after getting pulled over for erratic driving Mar. 5 in Huntington Beach and flubbing a field sobriety test.

At the time, his rep denied Carter was under the influence.

"Nick Carter deeply regrets the current situation. He is on doctor-prescribed medication and was unaware of its interaction possibilities," publicist Juliette Harris said.

Carter initially pleaded not guilty to the charges in April.

With his court docket cleared up, Paris' former boy-toy can focus on Backstreet's comeback.

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[thirty-two]

moron!

 

[Phill11]

That is def. one of his best pictures...

 

[KingLouieLouie]

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Rehab Won't Stop Nick Carter From Touring

Thursday, June 30, 2005 4:17 p.m. ET

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The show will go on for Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, despite a drunken driving conviction that requires him to complete a three-month alcohol treatment program.

Carter will continue to tour with the pop quintet and likely will enter the program in the fall, after the tour has ended, his spokeswoman said Thursday.

An Orange County Superior Court judge ordered Carter to take the treatment program after the 25-year-old singer pleaded guilty earlier this week to drunken driving.

"It absolutely does not affect the ... touring at all," said spokeswoman Juliette Harris.

Carter was pulled over March 5 in downtown Huntington Beach. He was charged with one count of driving under the influence and one count of driving with a blood alcohol level above 0.08, the legal limit.

Under the terms of his plea, Carter was required to pay $1,200 in fines. The judge also placed him on three years' informal probation and restricted his driving privileges for 90 days.

The Backstreet Boys, whose hits include "I Want it That Way," "Shape of My Heart" and "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," recently reunited after four years. Carter, the youngest of the group, released a solo album in 2002.

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[thirty-two]

well that makes 2 of the 5 Backstreet Boys to have gone into rehab!

Who's next!?

 

[NickelBack]

That is def. one of his best pictures...

Poster material I am sure!