VAN NUYS (CNS) - A 53-year-old Las Vegas man who was allegedly drunk
when he crashed a pickup truck into singer-actress Jennifer Lopez’s Rolls-Royce
in Malibu pleaded not guilty today to misdemeanor charges.

 
Robert John Reitz faces one count each of driving under the influence of
an alcoholic beverage and driving with a .08 percent blood-alcohol.

 
The collision occurred on Pacific Coast Highway just before 8 p.m. on
Sept. 27. Prosecutors allege the defendant’s blood-alcohol level was more than
.15 percent at the time — about twice the legal limit.

 
Actress Leah Remini was driving the Rolls-Royce, which was stopped at a
traffic light near Nobu restaurant when it was rear-ended, according to a post
on Lopez’s Instagram account at the time. Lopez’s two children were also in the
Rolls, but no one was hurt, the singer said.

 
“Sitting at a light, Riding high right before some drunk fool rear
ended us in my new whip!!!” Lopez posted. “Thank god everyone ok!!!”

 
Reitz, charged on Dec. 2, faces a possible maximum sentence of six
months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted. He is due back in court Jan. 28
for a pretrial hearing.