Buddy Valastro arrested for driving while intoxicated, story grabs headlines. Valastro of Cake Boss fame was arrested on Thursday in New York, after he was seen swerving through the lanes.
Buddy Valastro arrested and charged with DWI, will a cancellation of Cake Boss follow? According to a member of the New York City Police Department, Thursday at around 1 a.m., Valastro was arrested in Manhattan.
Buddy Valastro, who is famous for appearing on TLC’s Cake Boss, was driving a 2014 yellow Corvette. Mr Valastro was witnessed swerving through the lanes between 20th and 32nd streets.
New York Police Det. Martin Speechley pulled Buddy Valastro over and he emerged from the Corvette with a very strong odor of alcohol. Once out of the vehicle, he was unsteady on his feet, his face was flushed and his eyes were bloodshot.
The officers gave Valastro several sobriety tests including a Breathalyzer test, which he failed. Buddy Valastro was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with impaired ability.
Valastro was taken into custody and is currently awaiting arraignment at Manhattan criminal court. His lawyer has no comment on the arrest.
TLC did not make a statement on Valastro’s arrest either, but rumors claim that the Cake Boss spinoff series, Buddy’s Bakery Rescue, might not get another season.
Six episodes of Buddy’s Bakery Rescue aired during the summer, in which Buddy Valastro helped struggling business owners. In 1994, after the death of his father, Buddy Valastro Sr., the pastry chef took over the family business .
In 2009, Cake Boss premiered on The Learning Channel. The series follows Valastro as he prepares extraordinary cakes at Carlo’s Bakery located in New Jersey.
Valastro, a married father-of-four, also runs bakeries in New York City’s Times Square and Las Vegas’ Venetian Hotel. The sixth season of TLC’s Cake Boss ended in February. According to NewsOxy, there was a drop in ratings this year.
Prior to his arrest, Buddy Valastro shared an Instagram picture bonding with his workers. He captioned it:
“Here In Carlos bakery Marlton and what a great reaction from the community I love this place I feel at home here @carlosbakery.”
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