D'Angelo has been fined $1,500 (£750) and given a six month suspended jail sentence for driving under the influence.
The soul star, real name Michael E. Archer, pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended license and driving under the influence at Powhatan General District Court, Virginia on Friday (10Aug07).The charges stem from D'Angelo's September 2005 car accident in Powhaten, which left him and his passenger Lynne Sellers injured. D'Angelo wasn't wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was thrown from the vehicle.Judge Paul Cella fined the Brown Sugar singer $1,500 - £750 (£375) of which was suspended - and suspended his driving license for 12 months. He managed to escape charges of reckless driving.Sellers' no-show in court on Friday weakened the case according to Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Richard Cox, who said she was the star witness in the case. D'Angelo, 33, was driving on a suspended license at the time of the accident- in April 2005 he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol.