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Billy Joel has had a few car accidents, but not for the reason many people have believed.
In his HBO documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” the 76-year-old seeks to clear up consistent speculation that he has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence. (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company.)
In 2002, Joel crashed a car in East Hampton, New York and less than a year later, he drove into a tree in Sag Harbor which resulted in him having to be airlifted to the hospital. Two years later he crashed into a house in Long Island.
The car accidents have been attributed to road conditions and Joel’s depressive mental state, and while he has been in rehab before, the singer maintains that he has never gotten a DUI.
