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24
January 2007
Paris
Hilton Handed Driving
Fine
Paris
Hilton
has received a fine for
reckless driving.
Paris
was fined and placed on
probation after pleading
no contest to
alcohol-related reckless
driving.
The
25-year-old Hilton
heiress, 25, did not
appear at the Los
Angeles court. The plea
to a reduction of an
original charge of
driving under the
influence 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 rehabilitation
programme and imposed
other conditions.
He
gave her the option of
reducing her 36 months
probation to 24 months
if she completed 40
hours of community
service. No immediate
decision was made on
that option.
The
fines, plus penalty
assessments, totalled
about 1,500 dollars
(£750).
"The
city attorney believes
that this is a fair
disposition to this
case," said Assistant
City Attorney Ellen
Sarmiento.
Paris
Hilton's publicist,
Elliot Mintz, confirmed
the plea without further
comment.
The
hotel heiress, singer,
actress and handbag
designer was arrested on
September 7 after
allegedly being seen
weaving on a Hollywood
street in her
Mercedes-Benz.
Police
said she appeared
intoxicated and failed a
field sobriety test. She
had a blood alcohol
level of .08%, the level
at which an adult driver
is in violation of the
law.
Paris
Hilton later said she
may have been "speeding
a little bit" and was on
her way to get a
hamburger because she
had filmed a music video
all day without eating.
She said she had
consumed only a single
margarita at a charity
event that
evening.
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