Ex-Bell Manager Robert Rizzo Pleads Guilty To DUI

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drunken driving, five months after he crashed into his neighbor's mailbox in Huntington Beach.

Rizzo was sentenced Wednesday to a nine-month alcohol awareness program and ten days community service.

He was arrested in March with a .28 blood alcohol level -- over three times the legal limit. Officers said Rizzo was so unsteady they had to stop him from completing a field sobriety test for his safety.

Last month Rizzo was forced to resign from his position in Bell after his exorbitant salary sparked a scandal in the small working-class city.

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