Britney Spears’ DUI Arrest: The Biggest Revelations in the Police Report, Including Prozac Use

Britney Spears got pulled over in early March, and the newly surfaced police report makes the whole stop sound messy, specific, and yes, a little surreal. She ultimately dodged a straight-up DUI conviction, but the road there was not pretty.

What cops say happened on March 4

According to a police report obtained by Us Weekly on May 21, officers started tracking Spears, 44, a little after 9 p.m. near her place in Ventura County after an anonymous 911 caller said a driver was speeding and swerving. An officer then watched her car drift over the lane line by about two feet several times. Lights went on; she kept rolling in the No. 2 lane. Siren went on; she finally pulled over.

The officer notes she was wearing a worn green striped dress and purple sandals. They smelled alcohol in the car. Spears reportedly said she had just one champagne mimosa seven hours earlier. And then there was this line from her at the roadside, which definitely reads like a moment:

"I could probably drink four bottles of wine and take care of you. I'm an angel."

Meds, the car check, and roadside tests that didn't really happen

Spears told police she had taken her prescriptions that day: 200 mg Lamictal (an anticonvulsant/mood stabilizer), 40 mg Prozac (an antidepressant), and 2.5 mg Adderall (for ADHD). Her last meal, per the report: some ice cream at 3 p.m.

During the vehicle search, an officer says they found a brown purse with a bottle of pills labeled Adderall that was not prescribed to her, plus an empty wine glass in the front cup holder. Physically, the officer wrote that her eyes were red and watery and her pupils were dilated. Spears rated herself a zero on a 0-to-10 sobriety scale. She also did not immediately get out of the car when asked, saying she had been pranked and harassed before and wanted to speak to her lawyer, and that she had the right as a woman not to exit. After about 10 minutes of back-and-forth, she stepped out.

The officer says her breath and person smelled like alcohol, her speech was rapid and slurred, her walk was unsteady, and she kept fidgeting with her fingers. They also describe some sharp mood shifts, including moments where she spoke in a British accent, swinging from confrontational and agitated to flamboyant.

Field sobriety tests were attempted but didn't go anywhere. Spears said the patrol car lights hurt her head and that she didn't want to continue. She kept moving her head during a follow-the-finger check even after being told not to. She said she was blind in her left eye but could see the officer's finger. Later, after she was taken in, she passed two chemical breath tests.

From the stop to the hospital

Police first took her to the CHP Moorpark Office for a Drug Recognition Evaluation, then to Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks for a blood draw. The report says she tried to delay the draw by asking to use the restroom and then became argumentative and belligerent in there. She was handcuffed and placed in the right front seat of the patrol car.

She was officially taken into custody at 9:28 p.m. and transported to a local hospital, where her blood alcohol content came back at 0.06 — under California's 0.08 limit for drivers 21 and over. Us Weekly says they reached out to her rep for comment at the time.

What happened next: rehab, then charges, then a deal

The day after the stop, her spokesperson called the incident inexcusable, said she would cooperate with the law, and framed it as a chance to finally make some overdue changes and get support. Spears checked into rehab on April 12. By April 15, an insider told Us Weekly that both of her sons — Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, whom she shares with ex-husband Kevin Federline — had pushed her to get help, saying they were worried and wanted her healthy and happy. The hope, per the source, was that she would take it seriously.

While she was in treatment, prosecutors filed a single count on April 30 under California Vehicle Code section 23152 (the standard DUI statute). The Ventura County District Attorney's Office said it would offer a 'wet reckless' — reckless driving involving alcohol and/or drugs — which is their typical move for cases with no prior DUI, a low BAC, no crash, and clear steps toward treatment.

Spears left rehab on April 30, and her attorneys accepted that plea. At a May 4 hearing, the misdemeanor DUI count for drugs and alcohol was dismissed. She got 12 months of probation and a single day in jail, with credit for time already spent in custody. She also has to complete a DUI class, pay $571 in state-mandated fees, see a psychologist once a week, and see a psychiatrist twice a month. Her attorney, Michael Goldstein, said she accepted responsibility and had made real progress, which he argued was reflected in the DA reducing the charge and dismissing the DUI.

The quick version

• Mar 4 (after 9 p.m.): Anonymous call, traffic stop near her Ventura County home. Officer reports lane drifting; siren used to pull her over. Taken into custody at 9:28 p.m.
• That night: Taken to CHP Moorpark Office, then to Los Robles Medical Center. BAC measured at 0.06, under the legal limit. She later passed two breath tests at the station.
• Mar 5: Spokesperson calls the incident inexcusable and says she will comply with the law and seek change.
• Apr 12: Enters rehab. Apr 15: Source says her sons Sean Preston (20) and Jayden James (19) urged her to get help.
• Apr 30: Officially charged under VC 23152. Leaves rehab. DA offers a 'wet reckless' plea; her lawyers accept.
• May 4: Court dismisses the DUI count. Sentence: 12 months probation, one day in jail (credited), DUI class, $571 in fees, weekly psychologist visits, and twice-monthly psychiatrist visits.

It's a lot: the lane drift, the prescriptions, the accent switch, the empty wine glass, and then the 0.06 result. But the bottom line is the case landed where these usually do when there's a low BAC and no crash — a wet reckless, counseling, and probation — with the added wrinkle that her kids helped nudge her into rehab. If she follows the terms, this should be the end of it.