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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Lower Merion Police awaiting blood-alcohol test from Bobby Rydell after Tuesday crash in Narberth

Lower Merion Police are awaiting the results of a blood test that Bobby Rydell received Tuesday afternoon after the crooner crashed his Bentley into the wall of a Main Line yoga studio. Rydell, who is listed on an accident report under his real name Robert Ridarelli, was briefly taken into custody, but has not been charged. “Alcohol may have been involved,” Bill Boegly, captain of operations for the Lower Merion Police Department told us this afternoon.

Rydell told Action News yesterday that he had “a couple drinks at lunch” but he didn’t think he was impaired. Boegly says if Rydell’s blood were to show he was over the legal limit of .08 percent he could be charged in the accident in which he hit the Jai Yoga Studio (727 Montgomery) in Narberth. Boegly said Rydell is not prohibited from leaving the area, which is good, as he is working the Suncoast in Las Vegas this weekend.

Rydell declined to speak with us yesterday, though his wife Linda Hoffman Rydell said she was glad nobody was hurt and wished the incident had not become such a big deal. She said Rydell told her he had tried to turn into the parking lot to get away from a car following behind too closely. She also said the Bentley did not suffer any body damage.

Posted by Dan Gross @ 1:22 PM  Permalink | 11 comments
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Posted 03:12 PM, 08/19/2009
GoCatsGo
Bobby likes to have "a couple of drinks at lunch". Booze hound.
Posted 04:14 PM, 08/19/2009
specialk566
Bobby Rydell, I have not heard his name in years, glad he is still around, sorry he had an accident, but as long as everyone is ok all is well that ends well.
Posted 04:34 PM, 08/19/2009
frazier
if it were the average joe he would have been arrested...........
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Posted 09:21 PM, 08/19/2009
SBVFT Contributor
more car wash pix please
Posted 12:05 PM, 08/20/2009
fxfitz
specialk566 - haven't heard his name in years???? get out of the house once in a while, read the paper more --- Bobby is always doing shows around the country, some alone but most with The Golden Boys - Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Posted 01:42 PM, 08/20/2009
scars73
Even if he wasn't drunk(which he obviously was), how is he not charged with anything, like reckless or careless driving? He hit the yoga center! Was the yoga center built in the middle of the road?
Posted 02:12 PM, 08/21/2009
Philly Flash
Rydell is a know DRUNKARD! He has been sceene all over the Main Line bombed out of his mind as well as during his performances. We saw him fall on a cruise ship performance a few years back. Thank God he did not kill or injure anyone in this accident. They need to revoke his license and put him behind bars. But, he will probably get off because he is a FORMER star...
Posted 06:54 PM, 08/22/2009
AIR MGTJR
don't bang on this guy, he does so much for charity and you don't even have the facts. get a life.
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