Nicolas Cage's son arrested for DUI after wild car chase
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Weston Cage, the son of actor Nicolas Cage, was arrested for DUI on February 4 after taking police on a wild chase through a Los Angeles neighborhood.
TMZ reports that the 26-year-old actor had been in a minor accident with another vehicle. He exchanged information with the driver, but then fled the scene when he believed police were on the way.
According to authorities, he drove about a mile before losing control of his car. He veered off into a lawn, mowing down a row of mailboxes and ramming through a street sign.
Weston hit a tree, losing a tire, which finally brought the vehicle to a hault. caused him to lose a tire and finally brought the vehicle to a stop. Police booked him for DUI and he was taken to the hospital to be examined.
Sadly, substance abuse has long plagued the Lord of War star.
In a 2015 interview, he told People that, at his worse, he consumed as many as "30 beers a day" on top of wine and hard alcohol. He credited his then three-year sobriety to son Lucian.
"He saved my life, he is my angel," he said.
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