Anthony pleads guilty to reduced DUI charge
DENVER (AP) - Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony pleaded guilty Tuesday to a reduced charge of driving while ability-impaired and was sentenced to probation and community service.
Prosecutors dropped a more serious DUI charge.
``I'm happy that it's over so I get a chance to take care of my business,'' Anthony said.
Anthony also pleaded guilty to failure to stay in a single lane. He was ordered to serve one year on probation, perform 24 hours of community service and pay $1,000 in fines, fees and court costs.
In two days this week, the 24-year-old Anthony has been chosen for the U.S. Olympic team, suspended by his team for two games because of the DUI arrest, named to a State Patrol driving-safety program and now sentenced on the reduced charges.
Last month in a separate incident, Anthony was ticketed for driving 60 mph in a 45-mph zone and paid a $130 fine.
In court Tuesday, Anthony wore a dark-gray pinstripe suit, white shirt and silver tie.
He arrived with his fiancee, LaLa Vazquez. Also in the courtroom were Nuggets coach George Karl and Mark Warkentien, the team's vice president of basketball operations.
Anthony was pulled over on Interstate 25 on April 14. Denver police said he was weaving and failed to dim his lights, and then failed a series of sobriety tests.
The State Patrol said Tuesday that Anthony will participate in its ``Alive at 25'' program, aimed at encouraging good driving habits among 15- to 25-year-olds.
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