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Richie Sambora struck a deal with prosecutors Tuesday just hours after they filed drunken driving charges against him, pleading no contest to one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.
In turn, the district attorney agreed to drop a second charge -- driving under the influence of alcohol -- against the Bon Jovi guitarist, said Farrah Emami, a district attorney spokeswoman.
Sambora was sentenced to three years of informal probation, three months of first-offender alcohol awareness class and court fees. He also cannot have any measurable amount of drugs or alcohol in his system while driving
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Two children and a woman were in the car. The children were released to the woman's custody, and none of their names have been made public.