Jerry Garcia's Traffic Stop Turns to Drug Bust 53 Years Ago

On March 27, 1973, Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia drives with lyricist Robert Hunter to a New Jersey concert when a state trooper pulls them over for speeding 71 mph in a 60 zone. The routine stop on the New Jersey Turnpike escalates after police search the rented Chevrolet and find drugs, leading to possession charges and $2,000 bail. The pair was heading from a Baltimore gig to one in Massachusetts during a day off. Read more about this...