Bon Drovie, Drunkie

March, 27, 2008 in Entertainment

By: Gina Serpe (E!)
College Press Special

The Bon Jovi guitarist was busted for driving under the influence in Laguna Beach late Tuesday, just nine months after checking into a treatment facility in Los Angeles.

Laguna Beach Police Sgt. Jason Kravetz confirmed to E! News that officers first spotted the 47-year-old's black Hummer driving erratically on the Pacific Coast Highway at roughly 10:52 p.m. Tuesday. Officers briefly followed his swerving vehicle before pulling him over.

The Lost Highway rocker was administered several field sobriety tests, all of which he failed, and was taken into custody just after 11 p.m.

Once at the nearby police station, the rocker, whom cops described as being "very cooperative," opted to take a blood test in lieu of a Breathalyzer. His blood-alcohol level has yet to be released, though police say there was no indication of drugs in his system.

Sambora was booked, briefly housed and released from the station just after 4 a.m. Wednesday morning on his own recognizance. His rep, Ken Sunshine, issued a "no comment" on the incident.

Cops, meanwhile, confirmed that Sambora, who was divorced from Heather Locklear last year (before briefly taking up with Denise Richards), was not alone in his Hummer at the time of his arrest. One woman, believed to be his girlfriend, was present in the vehicle, as were two juveniles, one of which was reportedly his 10-year-old daughter with Locklear, Ava.

While Kravetz declined to confirm the identites of any of the passengers, he did say Laguna Beach police are investigating the possibility of child endangerment charges as a result of the minors being with him in the car at the time.

The rocker is due to appear at Harbor Superior Court in Newport Beach on May 7, where he will face one charge of misdemeanor driving under the influence.

In June of last year, the rocker checked himself into a treatment facility for just one week, later clarifying on the Today show that he "did detox...I didn't check into rehab."