Guilty Plea Entered by Little Richard
Rock ‘n’ roll singer Little Richard pleaded guilty Tuesday to three misdemeanor traffic citations stemming from an Oct. 8 accident in which he suffered a broken leg.
Beverly Hills Municipal Judge Judith O. Stein sentenced the 53-year-old singer, whose full name is Richard Wayne Penniman, to six months’ probation and fined him $255. She also ordered him to pay civil restitution if necessary.
The accident occurred as Penniman drove a sports car on Santa Monica Boulevard just after midnight. Police said Penniman, a Riverside resident, was driving more than 50 m.p.h. in a 30 m.p.h. zone. Penniman attempted to pass a truck, police said, and his car hit a curb, smashed into a traffic signal control box and a wooden telephone pole. There were no other injuries.
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