Singer Admits Guilt

Thu., May 13, 1999

Country singer George Jones pleaded guilty Wednesday in Franklin, Tenn., to drunken driving in connection with an accident that nearly killed him last March, and he promised to get help for his drinking problem. “I’ll get my mind straight,” Jones vowed after Judge Donald P. Harris approved a plea bargain calling for a $550 fine but no jail time. “I did wrong that day and I take full responsibility for what happened.” A reckless driving charge will be dismissed in a year if Jones, 67, completes alcohol counseling and stays out of trouble. He will keep his driver’s license. Jones’ sport utility vehicle slammed into a bridge near his home outside Nashville, Tenn., on March 6, but the injured singer made a remarkable recovery and went home from the hospital after 13 days.

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