Justin Bieber Under Investigation for Reckless Driving: Police
for allegedly speeding through his gated Los
Angeles-area community in a Ferrari sports car,
prompting neighbors to complain to police,
authorities said on Wednesday.
Residents of the singer's private Calabasas,
California, neighborhood called police on Monday
saying Bieber was driving recklessly through the
gated estate, Los Angeles County Sheriff
spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
"Two witnesses called us and claimed he was
driving a white Ferrari at high speed," Whitmore
said, adding that one witness was former NFL
football player Keyshawn Johnson.
Bieber, 19, who has refused to be questioned by
police, could face a misdemeanor reckless driving
charge when the investigation is handed over to
local prosecutors in the coming weeks, Whitmore
said.
A representative for the Canadian singer declined
to comment on the reckless driving allegations.
It is the second incident involving Bieber and his
neighbors in recent months.
In March, Bieber was accused by a neighbor of
spitting on him during a confrontation over parties
hosted at the singer's home while he was on tour in
Europe.
The case has been turned over to
prosecutors, who have yet to bring charges against
him, Whitmore said.
The incidents follow a string of headline-grabbing
episodes over the course of his European tour
earlier this year.
A capuchin monkey that belonged to Bieber was
confiscated at the Munich airport in March for not
having the necessary paperwork and is now
German national property after the singer failed to
reclaim it.
Bieber also startled onlookers in Lodz, Poland, in
March by stripping off his shirt on a freezing
evening as he walked through security to his
private jet, and in London he scuffled with a
photographer outside his hotel.
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