sirdizzy
Sep 7th, 2006, 12:04:14 PM
rticle: http://www.tmz.com/2006/09/07/exclusive-paris-busted-for-dui/
Article II: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_ce/hilton_arrest
EXCLUSIVE: PARIS BUSTED FOR DUI
Paris Hilton was arrested in Hollywood early Thursday and charged with driving under the influence.
TMZ has learned LAPD officers noticed Paris driving erratically at 12:31 AM and stopped her. They believed she exhibited signs of intoxication. We're told they administered a field sobriety test, and Paris blew a .08. In California, driving with a .08 blood alcohol level is the minimum level for DUI.
Paris was arrested and taken to the LAPD Hollywood division, where she was booked. The officers who stopped the car did not know it was Paris Hilton until they approached the vehicle on foot. Police sources say she was cooperative. Paris had a passenger in the car -- Kimberly Stewart, Rod Stewart's daughter.
Nicky Hilton, her boyfriend, "Entourage" star Kevin Connolly and her publicist Elliot Mintz arrived at the Hollywood police station just before 2 AM PST. A short time later, Paris was released on her own recognizance and allowed to leave.
Mintz told TMZ that Paris had attended a charity event earlier in the evening as well as an Us Weekly magazine party and hit one nightclub. He said she had a single drink -- a margarita -- the entire evening and shortly thereafter she was stopped. She was asked to take a breathalyzer test when she was stopped and took a second test at the station.
TMZ spoke with Paris as she was driving home from jail, stopping for Parliament Lights cigarettes en route. She says she "regrets it occurred," and adds that she has been up for 24 hours, having shot a music video all day. (TMZ had exclusive access to the music video set and our video will be posted in a few hours.) Paris says she had nothing to eat and no rest the entire day.
Driving under the influence is a misdemeanor. If convicted, the defendant will not be jailed, will be given three months' probation, and will be ordered to enter an alcohol program and will have his or her license restricted for 90 days.
I think its time we raise the penalty for DUI, that last paragraph bugs me, celbrities with money basically get off with a slap on the wrist since you remove the finacial implications for them. Dui's can cost you $5,000-10,000 after fines, impound fees and if you get a lawyer but this is nothing to a celebrity (my boss had one about a year ago and the finacial part turned him off drinking for quite some time). Maybe a minimum 2 weeks in jail, I think this would stop a lot of people from driving drunk if they had to serve some jail time.
Article II: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_ce/hilton_arrest
EXCLUSIVE: PARIS BUSTED FOR DUI
Paris Hilton was arrested in Hollywood early Thursday and charged with driving under the influence.
TMZ has learned LAPD officers noticed Paris driving erratically at 12:31 AM and stopped her. They believed she exhibited signs of intoxication. We're told they administered a field sobriety test, and Paris blew a .08. In California, driving with a .08 blood alcohol level is the minimum level for DUI.
Paris was arrested and taken to the LAPD Hollywood division, where she was booked. The officers who stopped the car did not know it was Paris Hilton until they approached the vehicle on foot. Police sources say she was cooperative. Paris had a passenger in the car -- Kimberly Stewart, Rod Stewart's daughter.
Nicky Hilton, her boyfriend, "Entourage" star Kevin Connolly and her publicist Elliot Mintz arrived at the Hollywood police station just before 2 AM PST. A short time later, Paris was released on her own recognizance and allowed to leave.
Mintz told TMZ that Paris had attended a charity event earlier in the evening as well as an Us Weekly magazine party and hit one nightclub. He said she had a single drink -- a margarita -- the entire evening and shortly thereafter she was stopped. She was asked to take a breathalyzer test when she was stopped and took a second test at the station.
TMZ spoke with Paris as she was driving home from jail, stopping for Parliament Lights cigarettes en route. She says she "regrets it occurred," and adds that she has been up for 24 hours, having shot a music video all day. (TMZ had exclusive access to the music video set and our video will be posted in a few hours.) Paris says she had nothing to eat and no rest the entire day.
Driving under the influence is a misdemeanor. If convicted, the defendant will not be jailed, will be given three months' probation, and will be ordered to enter an alcohol program and will have his or her license restricted for 90 days.
I think its time we raise the penalty for DUI, that last paragraph bugs me, celbrities with money basically get off with a slap on the wrist since you remove the finacial implications for them. Dui's can cost you $5,000-10,000 after fines, impound fees and if you get a lawyer but this is nothing to a celebrity (my boss had one about a year ago and the finacial part turned him off drinking for quite some time). Maybe a minimum 2 weeks in jail, I think this would stop a lot of people from driving drunk if they had to serve some jail time.