Dennis Zine doesn't want publicity for Bieber freeway 'chase'

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18-year-old Justin Bieber was pulled over by CHP officers near Vineland and Ventura on Friday morning for recklessly driving his Leonardo DiCaprio-championed luxury hybrid Fisker Karma on the 101 Freeway.

The star-studded citation doesnt end there, however. The witness who called 911 on the teenager was L.A. City Councilman Dennis Zine, a former LAPD motor officer for 18 years.

Zine told KPCC's Alice Walton he was cruising the 101 at about 65 mph when he spotted the pop star "coming up like a rocket ship," followed by a group of cars.  

The councilman, who likened the incident to "a chase scene," believes if it would have continued, "someone would have been injured or killed," saying, "I’ve seen too many dead bodies...I take this very personal because I’ve seen the consequences of this type of behavior." 

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