Rapper DMX Arrested for Speeding and Reckless Driving in Arizona
Rapper DMX Arrested for Speeding and Reckless Driving in Arizona

Rapper DMX was arrested at his home after being caught on camera racing down a Phoenix-area freeway at upwards of 114 miles per hour (183 kph) in January, Arizona state police said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

According to police, stationary cameras caught DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, in triple digits around 8:24 p.m.; one minute later he was spotted again in his 1966 Chevrolet Nova II traveling at speeds over 100 mph (161 kph). The speed limit in the area is 65 (105 kph).

After authorities investigated the photos, they confirmed it was Simmons driving. Then, they went to his Arizona home and arrested the rapper.

This was not the first time when police arrested him for speeding. The rapper faces charges of racing on highway, reckless driving, two counts of endangerment, three counts of criminal speed and driving on a suspended license.

He was arrested last year for neglecting his dogs. The neighbors alerted the police in connection with the rapper’s dogs who were constantly barking and were allegedly tied up and locked in the house without food and water. Police officers also found the buried remains of three other dogs, firearms and marijuana. The case remains under investigation.

The rapper was released on Wednesday on bound after the arrest for speeding.

“Criminal speeding endangers the lives of everyone on the road,” said Roger Vanderpool, state Department of Public Safety director, in a prepared statement. “Mr. Simmons wasn't signalled out because of his notoriety.”  




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