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Los Angeles; IN BRIEF / MALIBU; Nolte Pleads No Contest to DUI, Gets Probation
SENTENCE: Actor [Nick Nolte]'s probation for driving under the influence will include counseling and drug testing.; PHOTOGRAPHER: Associated Press Source : pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Actor John Cusack Pleads No Contest to DUI Charge
[John Cusack], 23, did not appear. Instead, his lawyer, Michael Chaney, entered the plea. Chaney said that under a plea bargain agreement, the actor will be sentenced to three years' informal probation and ordered to pay a fine. Source : pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Pennington Pleads No Contest to DUI
Ty Pennington, host of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," pleaded no contest Friday in a misdemeanor drunken driving case. Pennington, 42, had been charged with two misdemeanor counts _ driving with a blood-alcohol level above the 0.08 percent limit and driving under the influence of alcohol. He pleaded no contest to the first count and the other count was dismissed, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the city attorney's office. Mateljan said it was a normal disposition for a first offense. A judge placed Pennington on three years' probation, restricted his driving privileges for 90 days and ordered him to participate in
Huggins pleads no contest to Dui.
The ball's in Bob Huggins' court now. The University of Cincinnati basketball coach has to decide to let his DUI conviction be a wakeup call for a change in his behavior. That's what Andrea Rehkamp, executive director of the Southwest Ohio Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, had to say after watching Huggins' appearance Tuesday night in Fairfax Mayor's Court. As a celebrity, as someone who people look up to, he has a moral obligation never to drive drunk again, Rehkamp said. In a brief appearance before Magistrate John Holschuh Jr., Huggins pleaded no contest to DUI. In return for
Stockard Channing Pleads No Contest to DUI
Actress Stockard Channing (search) pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge stemming from an incident last year on the Hollywood Freeway. Channing, 61, who won an Emmy for her role as the first lady on NBC's "The West Wing," (search) was ordered to pay a $390 fine and take part in an alcohol education program after pleading no contest (search) Thursday, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the city attorney's office. She was also placed on 36 months of probation, Mateljan said. The actress was arrested Dec. 14 after allegedly trying to drive around a roadblock set up so a
Hilton Pleads No Contest in DUI Case
Paris Hilton was placed on 36 months probation and ordered to pay fines after pleading no contest Monday to alcohol-related reckless driving, a reduction of an original charge of driving under the influence. Hilton, 25, did not appear in court. The plea was entered by her attorneys Howard Weitzman and Shawn Chapman Holley, the city attorney's office said. Judge Michael Sauer also ordered her to attend an alcohol education program and imposed other conditions. He gave Hilton the option of reducing her probation to 24 months if she completed 40 hours of community service. No immediate decision was made on that option.
Actor Haley Joel Osment Pleads No Contest to DUI, Pot Charges
Haley Joel Osment pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor drunken driving and drug possession charges resulting from a July accident in which he crashed his car into a mailbox. Superior Court Judge John Doyle sentenced the 18-year-old actor to three years probation and ordered Osment to spend 60 hours in an alcohol rehabilitation and education program, as well as attend at least 26 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings over a six-month period. Osment, who didn't attend the court hearing, also must pay $1,500 in fines. The actor's attorney, David Wood, entered the no contest pleas on his client's behalf to one count each of
’Kim Possible’ star Kirsten Storms pleads no contest to DUI
Kirsten Storms was ordered to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings after pleading no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving. The 23-year-old actress, who wasn't in court, entered the plea through her attorney to one count of driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or more — right at the legal limit for driving in California. A Superior Court commissioner ordered Storms to attend a dozen AA meetings and complete a 90-day alcohol program, city attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan said. She also must pay $1,643 in fines and penalties and was placed on three years' probation. "This is standard for first-time
Former Sharks forward Bell pleads no contest to felony DUI
Former San Jose Sharks forward Mark Bell has pleaded no contest to drunken driving and hit-and-run charges and will serve six months in a Santa Clara County jail, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Bell, who was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in June, had faced nearly four years in state prison if convicted of the original charges. He entered the plea Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, said prosecutor Cindy Seeley Hendrickson. The drunken driving charge is a felony and the hit-and-run charge was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor as part of the plea agreement, said Bell's defense
AROUND THE MAJORS; Bowden Pleads Not Guilty to DUI
[Jim Bowden] entered the written plea before a hearing Monday, according to court records. Neither Bowden nor his attorney appeared at the hearing. Bowden, 44, was charged with DUI after failing a field sobriety test in the early hours of April 17, according to a police report. Bowden refused to take a breath-alcohol test. Bowden's fiancee, Joy Browning, faces charges of battery and resisting arrest arising from the same case. Browning, 36, allegedly struck a police officer twice after she was charged with battery on Bowden, who had scratches on his cheek and ear. Source : pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Sutton charged with DUI in crash
Okla. - Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol Friday after tests showed his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit following a car crash last week. Sutton, who is on a medical leave of absence, also was charged
DUI Suspect Held in Crash That Injured 7; Accident: The chain-reaction pileup in Garden Grove sends four adults, three kids to hospital. Alleged drunk driver is not hurt.
A suspected drunk driver was in jail Saturday after plowing his van into a busy Garden Grove intersection Friday night. The resulting chain-reaction collision injured seven people, including two children who were thrown from their vehicle. Police said the accident occurred on Harbor Boulevard at 9:44 p.m. when a van driven
Agent Leigh Steinberg held in suspected DUI
Powerhouse sports agent Leigh Steinberg, who provided inspiration for the movie "Jerry Maguire," was arrested early Friday in Newport Beach on suspicion of drunk driving after he slammed his vehicle into three parked cars. The Cameron Crowe picture, starring Tom Cruise as a sports agent who is stricken with a conscience,
Two 'Lost' actresses nabbed in DUI cases
Two cast members of the hit ABC series Lost were released on $500 bail each after being charged Thursday with driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Michelle Rodriguez, who plays Ana Lucia, and Cynthia Watros, who portrays Libby, were arrested in separate cars within 15 minutes of each other
Blue was 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young winner
Former Oakland A's star Vida Blue was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence following a minor traffic accident. Blue, the 1971 American League MVP and Cy Young winner, was arrested early Sunday after officers called to the accident scene noticed he was impaired, Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark
Decline Among Latinos Helps to Trim DUI Cases Law enforcement: Drunk-driving arrests in state continue to fall. A Spanish-language education program is cited as a key factor.
Latinos, who make up 25% of the state's population, still accounted for 46.5% of all arrests for DUI-driving under the influence-in California last year. According to statistics compiled by the state Department of Justice, there was a 16% decline in the number of misdemeanor drunk driving arrests statewide from 1991 to
Repeat Dui Offenders Skirting System \ 23% In Fatal 1990 Crashes Had A Previous Conviction
Nearly one in four drinking drivers in fatal crashes last year in Virginia had been convicted of drunken driving before, state records show. In a computer analysis requested by The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, the state Motor Vehicles Department found that 81 of 360 drivers drinking before fatal crashes - 23
Montgomery Prosecutor Is Charged With DUI
Montgomery County's second-ranking prosecutor was arrested and charged with drunken driving Saturday night after a police officer spotted her county-issued car moving unusually slowly on a Bethesda road, police said yesterday. Katherine S. Winfree, the county's principal deputy state's attorney since 1999, was charged with driving under the influence, driving
Judge: No 'sufficient basis' for stop
Prosecutors seeking a DUI conviction against Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair received a blow Thursday when a judge ruled the arresting officer didn't have "sufficient basis" to pull him over. McNair Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Cheryl Blackburn granted McNair's request to suppress all evidence relating to the May 2003 stop,
Judge hearing Mancuso DUI case is charged with DUI
LOWER STADTGEMEINDE - Police have charged Mr. Peter Tourison, a municipal judge in the Cape May County several cities, with the passage under the influence of alcohol. Tourison, a riparian, was arrested after an accident small vehicles shortly before 11 pm on Thursday evening, in the North Cape May Wawa.