DAVID CASSIDY escaped jail but has been banned from driving for six months and given community service after he pleaded 'no contest' to a charge of drunk driving.
DAVID CASSIDY, the former 'Partridge Family' actor, was sentenced to a year's probation and ordered to complete 50 hours of community service by a Florida court yesterday, reports the UK's Daily Mail.
The seventies teen idol was arrested in St Lucie, Florida, on 3rd November 2010 when his car was spotted weaving across the highway. The 60-year-old was asked to complete a roadside test, which he failed. The actor was later found to be almost twice over the legal limit after registering a blood alcohol reading of 0.141, the legal Florida limit is 0.08.Cassidy, who did not appear in court yesterday (16th February 2011), was also ordered to pay fines amounting to $500 and also to complete an alcohol education classic. He is also required to attend a DUI 'victim impact panel', where he will meet people affected by drunk driving incidents.
Although DAVID CASSIDY claimed he had only drunk a single glass of wine, a half empty bottle of bourbon was found under one of the seats in his Mercedes car.
