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When Bruce Springsteen was arrested in November on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in a New Jersey national park, an officer said the rock icon had failed two field sobriety tests and admitted to drinking two glasses of tequila.
Those details are outlined in a probable cause statement filed in Federal Court that sheds new light on Springsteen’s November 14 arrest at Gateway National Recreation Area, also known as Sandy Hook.
Springsteen and his lawyers have not commented on the incident.
According to the statement, the officer saw Springsteen take a shot of tequila before getting on his motorcycle and starting the engine. The officer told Springsteen that alcohol was prohibited at Sandy Hook, then noticed that a 750 milliliter Patron bottle was empty, the statement said. It is not known how full the bottle was when he started drinking it.
Springsteen said he had taken two photos of tequila in the past 20 minutes and was planning to drive out of the park, the officer reported.
“Springsteen smelled strongly of alcohol coming from his person and had glassy eyes,” the officer said.
He gave four out of six signs of intoxication in an initial test and five out of eight in the walk and spin test, the statement said.
The officer said Springsteen rocked back and forth as the officer looked into his eyes and took 45 steps during the walk test instead of the 18 he was told to take.
Springsteen refused to provide a sample in the preliminary breath test, the statement said. The moment he took one, Springsteen blew up a 0.02, a quarter of the legal limit in New Jersey, according to the New York Times, citing two people close to Springsteen. It’s not clear when he took the test.
The Asbury Park Press first reported on Springsteen’s blood alcohol level. The newspaper also said fans gave her tequila after taking photos with them.
Springsteen faces charges of drunk driving, reckless driving and drinking alcohol in a closed area in connection with the incident, according to National Park Service spokeswoman Brenda Ling.
Ling said Springsteen, a famous New Jersey native, cooperated throughout the process.
News of the arrest came days after Springsteen’s first Super Bowl commercial began. In the two-minute Jeep spot, Springsteen says the country will see the unit again and says “there is hope on the road ahead.”
A spokesperson for the Jeep brand said the Super Bowl advertising has been put on hold.
Fans have long praised Springsteen, 71, for his healthy lifestyle.
In his 2016 autobiography “Born to Run,” Springsteen said he avoided drugs and didn’t try alcohol until he was 22, in part because he saw how alcohol use affected his father.
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