MAKING WAVES BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
The Boss pleaded guilty Wednesday to drinking at a federal park, but prosecutors said they could not prove drunk and reckless driving charges because the rock ’n’ roll icon’s blood alcohol content was far below the legal limit. “I had two small shots of tequila,’’ Springsteen told U.S. Magistrate Judge Anthony R. Mautone, who fined him $500 plus court fees. Springsteen, 71, dressed in a dark blazer, dark sweater and button-down shirt during the Zoom hearing, acknowledged he knew it was illegal to consume alcohol at the Gateway National Recreation Area, known as Sandy Hook, in New Jersey. A breath test Springsteen took at the ranger’s station that day showed his blood-alcohol content was 0.02, well beneath New Jersey’s 0.08 threshold indicating intoxication.