Man Who Crashed into JLo in Malibu to Be Charged with DUI

A 53-year-old Las Vegas man who allegedly crashed into singer Jennifer Lopez’s Rolls-Royce while driving drunk in Malibu is set to be arraigned today.

Robert John Reitz faces one misdemeanor count each of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and driving with a .08 percent blood- alcohol.

Reitz allegedly crashed a pickup truck into the singer-actress’s car on Pacific Coast Highway just before 8 p.m. on Sept. 27. Prosecutors said his blood-alcohol was more than .15 percent.

Actress Leah Remini was driving Lopez’s car and stopped at a light near Nobu restaurant when it was rear-ended, according to a post on the singer’s Instagram account at the time. Lopez’s two children were also in the Rolls. No one was hurt, the singer assured fans.

“Sitting at a light, Riding high right before some drunk fool rear ended us in my new whip!!!” Lopez posted. “Thank god everyone ok!!!”

Reitz, charged on Dec. 2, faces a possible maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted.

• City News Service
• Photo Credit: Nicole Pajer