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Vince Neil: Drunk KillerOn a beer run in 1984, Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil hit another car while driving 65 in a 25 mph zone, seriously injuring both people in the vehicle and killing his passenger, Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley. Neil's punishment? $2.6 million and just 30 days in jail - which was deferred after a judge agreed that Neil should lecture children on the road rather than waste time in prison. Among the resulting headlines? DRUNK KILLER VINCE NEIL SENTENCED TO TOURING WORLD WITH ROCK BAND.
[Shortly after the accident, Neil visited a Los Angeles facility which his manager, Doc McGhee, told him was a country club. "I walked into a very cold-looking hospital with barred windows," Neil recalled of the intervention. "'Where's the golf course?' I asked Doc. 'Well,' he said, 'I've got good news and I've got bad news.' There was no good news..."]
Neil, Vince [born Vincent Neil Wharton] (1961- ) American musician, Motley Crue frontman [noted for such
works as Shout At The Devil (1983), Theater Of Pain (1985), Girls Girls Girls (1987), Dr. Feelgood (1989) and New Tattoo (2000)]
[Sources: Maxim, Jan. 2004; Blender, December 2001/January 2002]More Vince Neil anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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