According to TMZ.com Howard Stern’s Sidekick Artie Lange has just pled guilty to one count driving under the influence of a habit-producing drug. Artie was pulled over in Tom’s River, NJ on July 10 he had a prescribed sleeping pill in his system when he got behind the wheel.

Lange was fined $664, his driver’s license was revoked for seven months and he has to serve 12 hours in an intoxicated driver resource program.

Lange’s lawyer, MIchael Grasso, says Artie pled guilty because “If we would have taken it to trial the interest of the media would have outweighed the best interests of my client.”

Look for this to be a Hot Topic of discussion on Sterns Show when they return from Vacation. Hopefully everything is well with Mr.Lange.