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May 7, 2008 6:15 pm US/Pacific
DMX Arrested On Speeding, Reckless Driving Charges
PHOENIX (AP) ―
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Rapper DMX arrives at the Children's United Nations Academy Awards celebration dinner and after party held at The Music Box on Feb. 25, 2007 in Hollywood. (File)
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DMX was arrested after speed-enforcement cameras captured him in his
bright yellow 1966 Chevrolet going 114 mph on a suburban Phoenix
freeway.
The rapper/actor was taken into custody Tuesday at his north Phoenix
home without incident, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said
Wednesday. He posted bond and was released.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was booked on charges of
criminal speeding, public endangerment, reckless driving and driving on
a suspended license.
Electronically activated cameras placed along the Loop 101 freeway
in Scottsdale captured him three times on Jan. 21 in his Nova II with a
large "DMX" decal on the windshield. He was driving at 100, 101 and 114
mph.
The speed limit on the stretch of roadway is 65 mph.
The 37-year-old's lawyer, Murray Richman, said he had no comment.
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