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.
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.