Danileigh claims fame during dui arrest: ‘i’m a singer you can’t arrest me
Danileigh apparently believed her fame could keep her out of trouble — or at least that’s how it seems in newly released bodycam footage from her dui hit-and-run arrest in may 2023.
video is shocking — you can hear danileigh trying to tell miami cops they can’t arrest her because she’s an artist, specifically an r&b singer. this comes after authorities say she struck a teenager on a moped with her car, leaving him with a kidney laceration and a spinal fracture.
at one point, she tells an officer that she’s with quavo, who is seen nearby in the video, along with a couple of his security guards. when they inquire about the situation, the cop tells them to step back.
danileigh also appears to be laughing and slurring her words while insisting to the cops that she’s completely sober and claiming she passed all their sobriety tests. spoiler alert: this doesn’t seem to be the case.
“quavo was right here, helping me out,” danileigh says after the officers confirm her identity.
according to the officers, she blew a 0.145 and 0.148 on the breathalyzer, nearly double the legal limit. in the footage, she continues to insist that she didn’t hit anyone.
however, police footage shows a bird’s-eye view of danileigh hitting the victim and sparks flying as his scooter’s metal scrapes along the ground.
as reported at the time, the police report states that multiple witnesses saw her hit the teenager on the scooter and drag him for about a block before someone flagged down a nearby officer.
danileigh was eventually handcuffed and taken to jail, where she was booked on three felony charges: driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury, and dui damage to property. she was convicted in february after pleading no contest to misdemeanor and felony charges and was sentenced to five years’ probation.
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