On 21. May 1983, Ace Frehley was arrested following a chase up the Bronx River Parkway with his 1981 DeLorean at speeds up to 90 mph. Ace would be charged with drunk and reckless driving; and leaving the scene of an accident after hitting 4 cars during the incident (without any injuries). The “incident began when a police officer asked Frehley to pull over after a minor traffic accident Saturday afternoon, and Frehley sped off, authorities said”.
Ace Frehley:
“There were consequences to the DeLorean incident. My license was revoked, I had to pay a large fine, and I received a bunch of negative publicity that made international headlines. In a way, I was fortunate. Had this been twenty-five years later, the fallout would have been much worse: mug shot on TMZ.com, video clips of my courtroom appearance on CNN, and cell phone footage of the car chase drawing millions of hits on YouTube. The worst sort of notoriety: a celebrity falling hard. Not to mention the harsh legal ramifications that would have come down on me. The other consequence was a court-ordered two-week stint in a hospital detox unit, and some mandatory AA meetings.”
