MALIBU : Judge Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving Charge
Malibu Municipal Court Judge Lawrence Mira on Tuesday pleaded guilty in Beverly Hills to driving under the influence of alcohol in a one-car rollover accident near Agoura Hills.
“I would never have driven the car if I felt I was impaired but it is clear to me now from the officers’ investigation and chemical test results that I was,” Mira said in a statement.
“I’m guilty. I pleaded guilty and I expect to be punished as any other citizen.”
Mira, 49, was not seriously injured when he crashed his yellow Nissan into a dirt bank on Cornell Road on the night of July 15. According to the California Highway Patrol, he registered a 0.14% blood-alcohol level; the legal limit is 0.08%.
Mira was fined $901 for the misdemeanor charge. He also will be forbidden to drive during the next three months, except to and from work or to a mandatory alcohol education program.
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