An LA superior court judge yesterday dismissed the charges brought against a paparazzi for following Justin Bieber in a high-speed chase.

Photographer Paul Raef was originally charged with four misdemeanors in July, which included reckless driving, failure to obey a law enforcement officer, following a vehicle too closely and reckless driving with intent to capture pictures for commercial gain.  

Bieber was stopped by police for driving at 80 mph in a 60 mph zone. When questioned, he told police he was being followed by paparazzi. The singer then called police to report Raef, who had continued to pursue the singer, thirty minutes after being stopped by the officers.

Paul Raeff is the first person to be charged with the 2010 law penalising dangerous driving when taking photos commercially. If convicted, Raeff could have spent up to a year in prison, and been fined up to £2,210.

The judge, Thomas Robinson, threw out the two latter charges calling the new anti-paparazzi laws 'problematic and 'overly inclusive'.

Raeff has yet to be tried on the two former charges.

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