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On March 4, the California Highway Patrol arrested Spears on suspicion of D.U.I. after officers observed her driving erratically and at a high rate of speed near Thousand Oaks. Spears was the\u00a0\u201csolo occupant\u201d<\/a>\u00a0of the BMW and \u201cshowed signs of impairment and submitted to a series of field sobriety tests.\u201d<\/p>\n Her representative released a statement at the time, calling it an \u201cunfortunate incident\u201d and saying that it was \u201ccompletely inexcusable.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBritney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in a long-overdue change that needs to occur in Britney\u2019s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time,\u201d\u00a0the statement said.<\/a> \u201cHer boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n The pop star shares two sons, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, with ex-husband Kevin Federline.<\/p>\n In April, Spears, at the urging of family and loved ones, voluntarily checked herself into a treatment center,\u00a0according to NBC.<\/a><\/p>\n Spears was charged with a misdemeanor hit-and-run in 2007, though the case was later dismissed. The following year, she was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation and placed under a conservatorship largely overseen by her father. The arrangement lasted 13 years, ending in November 2021 when a judge terminated it after the fan-driven \u201cFree Britney\u201d movement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n