Justin Timberlake Denies He Was Impaired When Arrested For Driving Under The Influence

Britney Spears’ former boyfriend Justin Timberlake was arrested for DUI in Long Island, New York in the early morning hours of June 18.

However, his defense lawyer claims that the Grammy Award-winning singer was not drunk when he left a restaurant and got into his BMW. This is what you need to know about this stunning case.

Was Justin Timberlake Intoxicated While Driving?

According to attorney Edward Burke, the local police department made “errors” in paperwork related to Timberlake’s case. Based on that claim, “a local judge has ordered the 43-year-old singer to be re-arraigned on 2 August with the corrected paperwork” following a late July court date.

Sky News reports that “At the time of his arrest on 18 June, police said Timberlake failed to stop at a stop sign and could not stay in his lane while driving in Long Island, New York state” and police described his eyes as “bloodshot and glassy.” You can be the judge of that, with a look at the SexyBack singer’s mug shot.

Justin Timberlake – Blames Police

It’s been reported that the former boy bander was dining with friends before he left the establishment, drove away, and was later pulled over by police.

On Friday, July 26 Judge Carl Irace said that Timberlake would be able to appear virtually for a court hearing on August 2. Timberlake is touring in Europe and his appearance at Friday’s court date was waived in advance.

Burke was present at the hearing and stated that police made “very significant errors” in handling Timberlake’s case and that he expects the charge against his client to be dismissed.

Was Justin Timberlake Intoxicated While Driving?

Outside of court Burke told reporters that Timberlake “was not intoxicated” on the morning in question. He then doubled down on his assertion and declared: “I’ll say it again. Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated.”

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Suffolk County district attorney Ray Tierney is prosecuting the case and dismissed Burke’s claims. The DA’s office announced that the paperwork issue described is a “ministerial error” and an amended charging document was filed on July 2.

DA spokesperson Emily O’Neil said of Timberlake’s case: “The facts and circumstance of the case have not been changed or amended.”

Burke has hinted that there were other problems with the arrest documents but failed to provide details. According to him “Sometimes the police make mistakes and this is just one of those instances.”

In response O’Neil stated: “We stand ready to litigate the underlying facts of this case in court, rather than in the press.”

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