Dr. Jan Adams arrested in Solano for DUI
Dr. Jan Adams, author, lecturer, television personality and the plastic surgeon who reportedly operated on rapper Kanye West’s mother before she died last year, was arrested and booked into Solano County Jail early this morning on suspicion of drunken driving.
According to the California Hiighway Patrol, several calls from other drivers came in around 2:41 a.m. reporting a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 680 near Gold Hill Road.
CHP officers responded to the area and some 10 miles further south, spotted Adams’ 2004 gray Jaguar XJ8 attempting to enter southbound I-680 by driving the wrong way on the Lake Herman Road offramp.
Officers stopped the vehicle and after moving to a safer location, conducted a field sobriety test on Adams. He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, driving the wrong way and driving on a suspended license.
The Beverly Hills doctor’s license was suspended due to a prior DUI conviction from 2006. In that case, Adams was found guilty of driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or greater. He also pleaded no contest in 2003 to driving under the influence, according to court records.
Adams is scheduled for arraignment in Solano County Superior Court Monday.
According to previous reports by the Associated Press, Adams had two malpractice lawsuits filed against him that were settled in 2001 with payouts of $217,337 and $250,000.
Last year, Adams made headlines after walking off the Larry King Live show, saying he didn’t want to answer questions regarding the death of Donda West, mother of rapper Kanye West. Donda West died at Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Marina del Rey after she stopped breathing at her home. Adams had performed surgery on her the day before.
In January, Adams returned to the Larry King program saying he wanted to defend himself and claiming his business had almost been ruined.
Adams is a graduate of Harvard University and Ohio State University. He rose to fame with television programs such as Cosmetic Surgery Live, a British television program and Plastic Surgery Before & After, on the Discovery Health Channel. He is the author of “Everything Women of Color Should Know About Cosmetic Surgery” and has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
