On top of that – he was driving with a suspended license for prior DUI’s. He faces up to 60 days in jail, six-months probation and a $500 fine. Cassidy’s Kia, however, tapped a box truck then stopped on the far right emergency lane near the truck.
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The report states that when the police got there Vargas was being treated by paramedics. A notice was immediately sent out by police to be on the look out for David’s auto.
A witness alleged Cassidy was speeding before the noontime accident and couldn’t stay in his lane, said the Daily Mail, which first reported the news.
The 65-year-old actor was never tested for drugs or alcohol by the police.
The vehicle he collided with has an estimated $12,000 in damages.
Once again, David Cassidy has found himself on the wrong side of the law.
The star of the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family is now facing up to a year in prison in Florida and time behind bars in California after he was cited the leaving the scene of an accident in Fort Lauderdale and driving with a suspended license. He has been charged with leaving the scene of the crash and driving with an expired licence plate.
September 9 was a really lousy day for David Cassidy: On the same day his waterfront home was sold in a bankruptcy auction, he was reportedly involved in a hit-and-run accident that has resulted in a number of criminal charges.
Police documents claim officers caught up with the former child star at a local hospital, where he told cops that he had exchanged information with the driver and was at the hospital for an unrelated check up.
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An arraignment hearing for Cassidy’s recent run-in with the law has been scheduled for October 27.
