Kiefer arrested for DUI

keifer_sutherland180.jpg What is with Stars and DUI’s these days?

Kiefer Sutherland is the latest celebrity to have been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. He was arrested early Tuesday morning in Hollywood.

Kiefer was pulled over at about 1 a.m. after he made an illegal U-turn. He failed the subsequent field sobriety test.

He was booked at the LAPD Hollywood station and was released at 5:42 a.m. on $25,000 bail.

A court date of Oct. 16 was set.

A rep for Sutherland said Tuesday: “It would be premature to comment at this time.”

Kiefer was convicted of a DUI in 2004 and because of that conviction he now faces a mandatory minimum sentence of four days in jail if he’s convicted for this latest arrest.

Sutherland is also currently serving a five-year probation term for the prior DUI. If a judge deems the actor violated those terms, “Sutherland could get up to 60 days in jail or worse, depending on varying circumstances,” according to DUI lawyer Lawrence Taylor.

Previous arrests have come to light:

In 1989, he was arrested for DUI and carrying a concealed and loaded weapon. In a deal with prosecutors, he pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving, and the other charges were dropped.

In 1993, he was arrested for DUI, and again, pleaded out the same way. He was given the option of serving 12 days in jail or performing 211 hours of community service, and opted for the latter.





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Lane Garrison, of Prison Break, charged with Vehicular manslaughter

e013162a.jpg Lane Garrison, star of Prison Break, has just been charged with vehicular manslaughter. This is in connection with a fatal car crash in Beverly Hills last December that left one of his three teenage passengers dead.

Garrison is scheduled to voluntarily turn himself in sometime within the next two hours. If Garrison is convicted of manslaughter he could face a maximum of 6 years in prison.

His original charges included felony vehicular manslaughter, furnishing alcohol to a minor, and driving under the influence. The DUI counts state that Garrison was driving with a blood alcohol of more than .15 percent.


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Mel Gibson pleads no contest

Mel Gibson agreed to plea a deal following his drunk driving arrest and avoid spending time in jail.

The movie star’s lawyer confirmed that he hashed out a deal with prosecutors for the drunk driving case and now Gibson will be placed on probation for three years.

Gibson will be required to attend a full year of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings as per terms of the deal. He also must pay a fine of 1,200. Mel has volunteered to record a public service announcement on the hazards of driving while drunk and to enter a rehab facility right away.

Gibson had been found to had a blood alcohol level of 0.08 when he was arrested on July 28th after leaving Malibu bar Moonshadows, however the count of driving under the influence was dismissed as was a charge of driving with an open container of alcohol.

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