LOCKLEAR’S HIT-AND-RUN CASE IS REJECTED
HEATHER LOCKLEAR has been cleared over an alleged hit-and-run incident af ter officials rejected the case due to a lack of evidence.
The Melrose Place star was alleged to have been arrested and cited afte r failing to alert police about a collision with a road sign in Westlake Village, California last month (Apr10).
Ventura County Sheriff=E2=80=99s Department officials responded to call s of a one-vehicle crash and discovered a car had mounted a curb and knoc ked over a ‘no parking’ post.
The investigation led deputies to Locklear’s home nearby and they linke d damage to her BMW to the collision, but her legal representative, Blair Berk, was adamant her client was not behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
And now the case has been thrown out by officials.
A statement from Ventura District Attorney Gregory D. Totten reads, "Ph ysical evidence established that the vehicle involved in the collision wa s… registered to Richard and Heather Sambora of Westlake Village. Insuf ficient evidence exists to establish who the driver of the vehicle was at the time of the collision. As a result, no criminal charges will be file d." Locklear, who bought the BMW when she was married to Bon Jovi rocker Ri chie Sambora, is currently serving a three-year probation term after she pleaded no contest to reckless driving following a DUI arrest in 2008. (K
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