DMX arrested after crash
2005-04-19 09:55
New York - Rapper and actor DMX was arrested following an accident on a New York City expressway that injured three people, including two police officers, police said on Monday.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was driving southbound on Friday evening on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx area when his car struck a vehicle being driven by an unidentified woman, police said.
Her car then hit an unmarked police cruiser carrying two officers.
The woman was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, while the officers were taken to another hospital, also with minor injuries. All three were treated and released.
Simmons wasn't injured.
Police said the 34-year-old rapper was given a ticket and was expected to appear in court sometime next month. Simmons' lawyer, Murray Richman, wasn't available for comment.
Last June, Simmons was arrested for allegedly smashing his sport utility vehicle into a gate at John F Kennedy International Airport after telling a parking lot attendant he was a federal agent. He later admitted to being on Valium at the time.
Simmons pleaded guilty in that case and was sentenced to a conditional discharge, meaning further violations within a year could land him in jail. He also was fined and ordered to forfeit his vehicle.
Besides his top-selling rap records, DMX has acted in films including Never Die Alone, Romeo Must Die and Cradle 2 the Grave.
On the net:
www.defjam.com/dmx
- SAPA