Rick Springfield Arrested
The Aussie rocker is charged with driving under the influence in Malibu
Springfield, 61, was taken into custody on Sunday night after failing a field sobriety test, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman said in a statement.
The singer, best known for his 1981 hit "Jessie's Girl," was stopped by sheriff's deputies after rapidly accelerating his 1963 Corvette along Pacific Coast Highway in the celebrity enclave of Malibu. He "exhibited signs of alcohol intoxication," the statement said.
A breath analysis showed that he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.10 percent, above California's legal limit of 0.08 percent, the statement added.
The Australian-born Springfield faces a court appearance on July 5.