STAMFORD, Conn. — TV talk show host and Jerry Springer protege Steve Wilkos will have a drunken-driving charge erased from his record if he completes Connecticut’s alcohol education program. The Advocate reports Wilkos was granted admission into the diversionary program on Monday during a hearing in Stamford Superior Court. Police say the 53-year-old Wilkos crashed his sport utility vehicle in Darien in January and his blood-alcohol level was 0.29 per cent, more than three times the legal limit for driving. Wilkos will have to complete a 15-week educational or treatment program and take part in a panel with victims of drunken driving. Wilkos was the security director on “The Jerry Springer Show.” He says he had a “complete lapse in judgment” when he drove drunk.

Source: National Post April 23, 2018 19:41 UTC