5 Celebrities Arrested for DUI
Arrests because of drunk driving have been a staple in Hollywood for as long as one can remember. Celebrity DUI arrests always make it to the headlines, but it seems that ordinary people, even their fellow stars, never learned from the mistakes. Here are some of those stars who received punishments for their transgressions behind the wheel.
• Charles Barkley – The former NBA player was arrested for DUI in Scottsdale, AZ after running a red light. He was proven drunk through sobriety and blood test after refusing to a breath test. His BAC level was at .149, almost twice the legal limit of .08. The odd reason he gave as to why he was speeding down the road is what made the arrest controversial.
• Keifer Sutherland – TV’s Jack Bauer has been arrested twice for DUI. In November 2004, authorities found that his BAC was at .22. He served five years probation for it. Then in September 2007, he violated that said probation by drunk driving again.
• Lindsay Lohan – Hollywood’s current wild child has been caught for DUI twice too. In May 2007, she crashed her car in a curb. Cocaine was found in her car, though she denied that it was hers. Then, less than a month later, she again wrecked her car. This time she had a BAC of .12 and a small amount of cocaine on her pants pocket.
• Mel Gibson – The Oscar winner has been arrested for DUI back in 1984. However, it’s his second arrest in July 2006 which made the headlines. He was pulled over in Malibu for speeding and failed the sobriety test. What made the arrest notorious were the racist and offensive comments he told the officers who caught him. He was sentenced to three years of probation, fined $1,300, had his license suspended, and obliged to attend alcohol-abuse programs and meetings.
• Paris Hilton – In September 2006, the heiress was pulled over for erratic driving and later on charged with DUI after hitting the BAC limit. She was sentenced to three years of probation and a slew of other penalties. However, when she violated that probation two months later, she was ordered to go to jail for 45 days, though she only stayed for 23.
These arrests prove that anyone who disobeys traffic laws is subjected to punishments, even if they are rich and influential.
• Charles Barkley – The former NBA player was arrested for DUI in Scottsdale, AZ after running a red light. He was proven drunk through sobriety and blood test after refusing to a breath test. His BAC level was at .149, almost twice the legal limit of .08. The odd reason he gave as to why he was speeding down the road is what made the arrest controversial.
• Keifer Sutherland – TV’s Jack Bauer has been arrested twice for DUI. In November 2004, authorities found that his BAC was at .22. He served five years probation for it. Then in September 2007, he violated that said probation by drunk driving again.
• Lindsay Lohan – Hollywood’s current wild child has been caught for DUI twice too. In May 2007, she crashed her car in a curb. Cocaine was found in her car, though she denied that it was hers. Then, less than a month later, she again wrecked her car. This time she had a BAC of .12 and a small amount of cocaine on her pants pocket.
• Mel Gibson – The Oscar winner has been arrested for DUI back in 1984. However, it’s his second arrest in July 2006 which made the headlines. He was pulled over in Malibu for speeding and failed the sobriety test. What made the arrest notorious were the racist and offensive comments he told the officers who caught him. He was sentenced to three years of probation, fined $1,300, had his license suspended, and obliged to attend alcohol-abuse programs and meetings.
• Paris Hilton – In September 2006, the heiress was pulled over for erratic driving and later on charged with DUI after hitting the BAC limit. She was sentenced to three years of probation and a slew of other penalties. However, when she violated that probation two months later, she was ordered to go to jail for 45 days, though she only stayed for 23.
These arrests prove that anyone who disobeys traffic laws is subjected to punishments, even if they are rich and influential.
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