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Cops Ruin Tommy Lee's Joy Ride
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Some air jockeys have God as their copilot. But one unlucky dude chose Tommy Lee, and the results weren't exactly auspicious.
The Mötley Crüe man and a buddy were tooling around the Southern California skies in a helicopter Sunday morning when they allegedly decided to do the aerial equivalent of donuts in front a police chopper.
"[The pilot] was flying rather erratically, and he did get close to one of our helicopters,'' said LAPD Officer Karen Smith. "The tower over the area was concerned about his flying, too."
Faster than you could say Dr. Feelgood, the high-flying duo was escorted back to to the closest airport.
Lee, who was riding shotgun, "he had nothing to do with the situation, so he was just released," Smith said.
But his pilot pal wasn't so lucky.
The man, whose identity was not immediately revealed, was hauled in to the LAPD's Van Nuys station for a sobriety test.
"I guess he took a drink of something after he landed, but before he arrived at the police station," said Smith. (Per TMZ, the pilot and Lee had a "celebratory drink" after landing.)
"There wasn't enough evidence to prove that the pilot was under the influence enough to be charged, so he was released."
Smith said all the information will be forwarded to the FAA for further investigation. The agency forbids pilots from having a blood-alcohol level of 0.04 or greater, which is less that is the legal driving limit.
Lee's rep did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
(Originally published Feb. 1, 2009 at 3:47 p.m. PT.)
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