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Flava Flav Arrested In LI After Speeding In Hyundai
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jan 9, 2014
Modified Jan 9, 2014
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Flava Flav was arrested on Long Island this morning and charged with a felony after police pulled him over for speeding on the Meadowbrook State Parkway.
Newsday reports that William Drayton was doing 79mph in his Hyundai at around 9:30 a.m. when he was pulled over near the Southern State Parkway. Police say Drayton was driving with 16 suspensions on his license (driving with ten or more suspensions on a license is first degree aggravated operation of a motor vehicle, a felony) and that they found "a small amount of marijuana" in his possession.
Drayton lives in Las Vegas and grew up in Freeport. His mother Anna died on New Year's Eve, and police released him with a desk appearance ticket so he could attend her funeral.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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