Motley Crue's Vince Neil Begins Two Week Jail Sentence For DUI

By Sarah Crow Posted Feb 15th 2011 03:15PM

The party's over for Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil, who turned himself into Nevada's Clark County Detention Center earlier today.

The rocker arrived at the correctional facility to begin serving a two-week sentence for DUI, TMZ reports. Neil was arrested while driving his Lamborghini near the Las Vegas strip in June 2010. Despite declaring his sobriety only a week before the incident, tests revealed that Neil's blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit when he was taken into police custody.

Neil pled guilty to misdemeanor driving under the influence in a Las Vegas court in January, admitting in a statement, "I have recognized that you can't drink and drive at all."

The 2010 arrest wasn't the first time the 49-year-old singer found himself on the wrong side of the law: Neil was charged with vehicular manslaughter following drunken driving accident in 1984 that killed Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas Dingley and seriously injured the two passengers of the car Neil hit. Neil, who walked away uninjured, served 30 days in jail and paid $2.6 million to the accident's victims.

Ironically, only months before his 2010 arrest, the singer wrote in his memoir, 'Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back With One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen,' "There's just a point in your life where you kind of stop, that's what happened with me ... There's other things in life than just drugs and alcohol."

Following his incarceration, Neil will spend 15 days under house arrest.

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Tuesday 15 February

By mrblue

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BURRRRRRRP! where my car? Thats why they want to put one of them breathalizer things in cars today.... I believe the bars and resturants that lets their customers leave drunk should share blame. I've seen some places where if your drunk they won't sell you any more alcohol, Plus these establishments don't want people urinating on their property. But drive and kill someone then drive again is like someone shoot and kill someone give the guy 30 days or 2 weeks then give him his gun back. WTF! Let me hit the lottery I will never go to jail. ;)

By CC

Reply 2 AN AMERICAN..........

a few years in jail would do him good... and if so hey may then begin to think about it and maybe straighten himself and his thoughts out??? Sound's 2 me you yourself have been busted for dui!!
Sound's 2 me as if it's thought proccesses like your's are the reason ppl like that looser....has gotten two slap's on the wrist already, he's already killed a former friend & fellow musician nevermind causing much physical damage to property and costing the state justice system i.e.- basic tax payers alot of money.......
It's idiot thinking like your that allow it 2 continue happening!!

we had a looser county local judge on the bench like that back in the north east, he think's like you, you might be related....
Judge larkin....he was known as "let em go larkin", it's thinking by ppl like him and you who have and continue too ruin this once semi-great country........

But what do I know, I'm just an honest white male american living in america......(what's left of it thank's to ppl who think like you, and judge larkin).

Oh' and P.S.
Just for the record.......Linsey did have more than thing's too do with the woman and fleetwood mac.........

Your 0-2 thus far, 0-3 is just around the corner, just like what's left of this looser filled Roman though proccessed country.

By kittensaustin

Grow up ya has been! Ugh...

By Trasee

And if this had been your average Joe, he would've gotten a hell of a lot more than that! Especially after having already killed someone because of driving drunk. It makes me sick how money makes crime less serious.

By shibby

No F-ing way!
Maybe they can get Lou to sing, and change the name to
Mötley Löü. That would be awesome.

By lovekaley

WHAT A LOSER!!! YOU KILL YOUR FRIEND AND YOU DO IT AGAIN!!! I HAVE LOST ALL RESPECT FOR THAT LOSER!!! GO LOSE MORE MONEY AT GREENVALLEY RANCH. I WATCHED THIS LOSER DROP 50K IN TWO HOURS. A HORRIBLE BLACK JACK PLAYER!!!! WHAT A DRUNK LOSER.

By Marcie

This guy is obviously not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He needs a lot longer than 2 weeks in jail to learn his lesson, considering he's already killed one person when driving drunk. He should NEVER be able to drive again, he is a hazard to the public safety.

Wednesday 16 February

By RICHARD J BIGGS

He should know better by now.. But honestly hes not the only one doing it and we should all be worried about people driving and talking or texting on their cell phones. He paid the price for what he did before and the drummer that died should have known not to get in the car with an intoxicated driver or should have talked him out of it. Wharton has never been an advocate for good behavior and we can all learn from his mistakes.

By Robert

I love Motley. But this is ridiculous. I read The Dirt. And Vince seem to show much remorse for the Razzle incident either. he felt bad about the killings. But he didn't give a damn about doing time.

By Vasu Murti

Did they read him his Miranda rights before putting him in the "cooler", i.e., putting him in jail and under surveillance? This is critical!

By Zzyzx

He didn't do anything wrong to hurt anyone else. When he was convicted before of drunk driving, I would want to know how much of a part the drinking had on the accident. It COULD have been the sober driver's fault. That happens a lot. Stop blaming drunk drivers.

By VINCENEILKILLS&WALKS

So Lets Get this Straight. He Kills 1 in 1984. Injures 2 others. Is Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter, But only Does 30 Days In Jail ? ! ! WTF ! HEY NEIL, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GIVE UP DRIVING, ITS IN THE WAY OF YOUR DRINKING.

He didn't do anything wrong. But of course, YOU are probably a "christian" and believe in punishment for Hellish crimes such as drinking. Christians deserve jail time just for being idiots.

Just curious . . . . . who did he hurt? Anyone? He probably was driving a hell of a lot better than most sober drivers that are quick to condemn him. He should NOT have been arrested. He hurt NOBODY. However, girls that CHOOSE to have kids that end up in gangs, SHOULD do major jail time. They ARE harming society by spreading their legs. Vince Neil did NOTHING wrong at all. 2 weeks is two weeks too long. Drunk driving laws are a sham.

By Tracey

Some people never learn, and this washed out has-been is no exception. 2 weeks at a posh LA "correctional facility" is nothing. He's more than likely been drinking & driving ever since he killed that drummer way back in the 80's & the law is just now catching up to him. He should be stripped of his licence FOREVER & made to sit in prison for a couple years to think over his bad habits. Despite what you think, Hollywood, YOU ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW!

By Dave

I like Fleetwood mac Too. Lol & The Who................. 30 days in the hole, thats perfect for a mole, 2 weeks in the can, thats not enuff for this man................. I hope that Judge larkin, no longer Presides on the bench.

By bettie

are you kidding me here...drinking and driving dont mix....you drink take a taxi, walk, call a friend please stay out of the drivers seat. i lost my 4 year old brother to a drunk driver. and that loss and pain never goes away.never... why wont people learn..PLEASE DONT DRINK AND DRIVE

By Cicero's Bi-sectual Maid

Neil has killed and injured people while driving drunk and he gets 2 weeks in jail and 15 days under house arrest??!! That is F**king ludicrous!

By Jarret

Those bastards wore more makeup than my mom.

CC I just put my lipstick on crooked.

All of these bands just made money for Kasey Kasem. One of the most horrible periods ever in music.

Real musicans don't care about grammies, Type O Negative, Life Of Agony, Sucidial Tendencies, or Infectious Grooves. I've seen bands such as Demon in San Antonio, and the exellent Cowboy Junkies. There is a world of bands who don't bow down to the man. Go support them.

By Jeff

Now I am over 40 and look back.Watching and listening to hair band's playing progressive rock ( heavy metal at the time ) was some of the best time's of my life. The only diferance is I was able to live a normal, successful life after growing up. These stars made their millions doing what he is doing right now and it has to be hard to change what made you a success.

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