This isn't Neil's first drunk driving arrest; in the mid-80s he was charged with vehicular manslaughter after crashing his Pantera while under the influence. His passenger, Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley, was killed in the crash and the two occupants of the vehicle Neil struck in the accident were seriously injured.

Neil served 15 days of a 30 day jail sentence and was also sentenced to five years' probation, paid $2.6 million in restitution to the victims of the crash and served 200 hours of community service.