Bam Margera Arrested For Drunk Driving In California And Considering Rehab

Bam Margera was arrested and charged with a DUI — and now he’s apparently looking to make a change. The “Jackass” star stopped to speak to California Highway Patrol who had pulled over another car, and the officers allegedly smelled alcohol on his breath. They issued a field sobriety test, which he failed, and the 38-year-old was arrested with a bail set at $15,000.

He was released a few hours later, and is now weighing rehab options. The irreverent public figure has been open about his struggle with alcoholism in the past, saying that he drank to cope with friend Ryan Dunn, who died while driving drunk in 2011.

“At its worst, I would probably just wake up around 11 am and instantly start drinking vodka and purple Gatorade; by the end of the night, I would probably have ten pints worth of it,” said Margera to Vice. Friends and family say that he’s open to going to rehab.