King Pleads Not Guilty to Reckless Driving
Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by police led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, pleaded not guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence of drugs.
King, who lives in Rialto, appeared in a Fontana courtroom and occasionally leaned on a walker because of injuries he sustained when he smashed his SUV into a San Bernardino home in April.
Rialto police allege that King was driving a 2003 Ford Expedition about 100 mph before he crashed into the house. Blood tests revealed that King had PCP in his system, police allege.
King is due back in court for a pretrial hearing July 9, said Jim McGee, the San Bernardino County deputy district attorney prosecuting the case.
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