MIRIAM NNOLI 
Pop star, Justin Timberlake has bagged a community service sentence after he changed his plea to guilty following his arrest for drunk driving.
On June 18, the 43-year-old entertainer was pulled over in the town of Sag Harbor, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of New York City, after police observed his BMW go through a stop sign and struggle to stay within road lanes.
Sag Harbor Village, Court Justice Carl Irace handed Timberlake a community service sentence and ordered the star to make a public statement after the singer pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of driving while alcohol impaired.
The charge is a traffic violation that carries a fine between $300 to $500 and a 90-day license suspension.
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Timberlake told Irace that he would be willing to perform between 25 and 40 hours of community service to settle the case.
When asked about what he thought about drinking and driving he said “I try to hold myself to a very high standard for myself. This was not that. I found myself in a position where I could have made a different decision,” Timberlake said outside the court.
“Even if you’ve had one drink, don’t get behind the wheel of a car, there’s so many alternatives,” He added.
