The Israeli singer and TV host Gidi Gov is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a car accident on Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway that injured six people.
Police questioned Gov, he has admitted to being drunk, and his blood showed elevated levels of alcohol, Channel 12 reports. The network reports that he said he was on the way back from a performance when he lost control of his car and hit six other vehicles.
The six people lightly injured in the accident were taken to the hospital. Gov’s driver’s license will be suspended for two months, the network reports.
Gov, long a prominent Israeli musician and TV personality, is known as a founding member of the band Kaveret, a co-host of the comedy show “Zehu Zeh,” and for his extensive solo career.
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