R&B singer Miguel arrested in LA | Inquirer Entertainment

R&B singer Miguel arrested in LA

/ 08:14 AM August 16, 2013

In this May 11, 2013 file photo, singer Miguel arrives at Wango Tango 2013 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Miguel was arrested by the by California Highway Patrol on suspicion of misdemeanor drunk driving early Thursday morning, Aug. 15, 2013. A spokeswoman for the department said the 27-year-old “Adorn” crooner was pulled over in his BMW X6 for speeding and driving with tinted windows just after 2 a.m. Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File

LOS ANGELES – R&B singer Miguel has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of drunken driving.

A spokeswoman for the California Highway Patrol said the 27-year-old “Adorn” crooner was pulled over in his BMW X6 just after 2 a.m. Thursday for speeding and driving with tinted windows.

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She said officers administered field sobriety tests, and a preliminary test measured his blood alcohol level at 0.10 percent. The state’s legal limit is 0.08 percent.

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Miguel won the Grammy for best R&B song earlier this year for “Adorn.” He also duets with Mariah Carey on her single “#Beautiful.”

A spokeswoman for the singer, whose full name is Miguel Jontel Pimentel, did not immediately provide comment about his arrest.

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