Kim Mathers Pleads No Contest in Impaired Hit-and-Run Crash

Kimberley Anne Mathers, the ex-wife of rapper Eminem, pleaded no contest Monday to impaired driving and hit-and-run charges after a February crash in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, that sent a parked truck sliding 50 feet down the street.

Mathers, 51, was arraigned in the 42-2 District Court in New Baltimore and immediately entered the no contest plea — a move that, while not an admission of guilt, is treated as one for sentencing purposes. She faces up to 93 days on the operating while impaired charge and up to 90 days for failure to stop after a collision, both misdemeanors and the maximum charges available under the law based on the evidence, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

The incident happened on the evening of February 16, when Mathers was driving a white Range Rover with her son Parker and three of his friends in the car — the group had left her home to go shopping. She allegedly struck a silver Dodge Ram pickup truck parked on the street with enough force to push it roughly 50 feet from where it sat, according to the Macomb Daily News.

What happened next made things significantly worse. Rather than stopping at the scene, Mathers reportedly drove back to her house — where she then crashed into her own garage door, according to neighbors who spoke to TMZ. Her mugshot, released by the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, showed her with deep, puffy under-eye bags as she grimaced at the camera.

Parker is Mathers’ son from a relationship after her divorce from Eminem, with whom she shares daughter Hailie Jade.

What the Prosecutor Said

Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido didn’t mince words in his statement following the arraignment. “Driving under the influence is not a lapse in judgment — it is a deliberate decision that puts every person on the road at risk,” he said. “We see the consequences far too often: lives lost, families shattered, and communities changed forever.”

Lucido added: “These tragedies are preventable. There is always another option — call a ride, designate a driver, make a plan. Choosing to drive impaired is choosing to endanger others, and we will continue to hold those who make that choice fully accountable.”

A Long and Painful History

This is far from the first time Mathers has faced legal trouble involving impairment. In October 2015, she drove a Cadillac Escalade into a utility pole and flipped the vehicle into a ditch at 23 Mile and Card roads in Macomb County. The following May, she called into Detroit’s Mojo in the Morning radio show and revealed that the crash had been a suicide attempt — and that she had consumed a fifth of Malibu rum beforehand. A judge later denied her request to have the evidence thrown out and the case dismissed, and she was sentenced to a fine and probation in November 2016.

In that same radio interview, Mathers opened up about the weight of living her life in the public eye, saying she had struggled deeply with depression — particularly after the death of her twin sister, who was found dead from an alleged drug overdose in a Warren trailer park. She said at the time that she had been clean for 10 years but acknowledged how difficult the ongoing scrutiny had been.

Her legal history goes back further still. In 2003, she was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance, driving on a suspended license, and failure to use due care near an emergency vehicle. In 2004, she was found in violation of probation on the drug charges and sentenced to 30 days in jail followed by 90 days in a drug rehabilitation program.

Mathers is scheduled to appear for sentencing at the 42-2 District Court on June 17 at 9 a.m.

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