LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora was arrested on suspicion of drunk-driving, police said Wednesday.

Sambora, 48, was detained after being stopped in the seaside town of Laguna Beach, south of Los Angeles, late Tuesday while at the wheel of his black Hummer, a police spokesman said.

The rock star failed a series of roadside sobriety tests after he was pulled over by police before undergoing a blood test, Laguna Beach police sergeant Jason Kravetz said. "He was very cooperative," Kravetz said.

Sambora was released from jail in the early hours of Wednesday and must appear in court in Newport Beach on May 7 for a hearing, Kravetz added.

Source: AFP