Kiefer Sutherland faces drunk driving charge

The '24' star was pulled over in West L.A. around 1:30 a.m. after making an illegal U-turn, LAPD says. He is free on bail.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of misdemeanor drunk driving in West Los Angeles, while still on probation after a 2004 conviction for a similar offense, authorities said.

He was pulled over about 1:30 a.m. near La Cienega and Beverly boulevards after police spotted him making an illegal U-turn, said Officer Ana Aguirre, an LAPD spokeswoman.

Aguirre said Sutherland, 40, failed a Breathalyzer exam, registering over the legal blood alcohol limit of 0.08%, before being arrested. He was booked at the Hollywood station and released about 4 a.m. after posting $25,000 bail, Aguirre said. Sutherland is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 16.

The city attorney's office had not received the police report and had not filed charges by late Tuesday. A misdemeanor driving under the influence count would carry a maximum sentence of a year in jail. Sutherland also could face a charge of violating probation. Los Angeles County Superior Court records show Sutherland was twice convicted for alcohol-related reckless driving, in 1989 and in 1993.

In November 2004, Sutherland pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and was sentenced to 60 months of probation and 50 hours of community service and ordered to attend an alcohol treatment program, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the city attorney's office.

bad boy....dont drink and drive donk jacccckkkkk....huhuhu sedih neh kalo jack masuk penjara.

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Lagi gak mau baca-baca, meskipun punya buku-buku baru, aku nonton lagi 24 season 1. Kangen dan pengen liat lagi, biasanya ada aja yang dulu terlewatkan detailnya. Atau lupa. Jadi ingat, kenapa dulu pertama nonton ini trus nulis di blog yang satu.

Ada satu adegan dan dialog yang berkesan karena agak dekat dengan keseharianku. Yaitu waktu Terry Bauer di St.Mark's Hospital, dia bilang ke the fake Alan York kalau sebenarnya dia gak begitu ngerti apa yang Jack lakukan dalam pekerjaannya. Karena Jack memang gak mau cerita banyak tentang pekerjaannya ke keluarga selain fakta bahwa dia adalah agen pemerintah yang berkantor di Counter Terrorist Unit. Kenapa Jack gak mau cerita, aku tahu alasannya. Dia gak mau beresiko dengan keamanan keluarganya. Dan memang itu diakui Jack waktu dia bilang ke Terry, bahwa dia sudah membangun 'tembok tebal' antara pekerjaan dan keluarga untuk melindungi istri dan anaknya itu. Tapi saat itu temboknya runtuh hingga dia harus berusaha keras untuk menyelamatkan orang-orang yang dia cintai.

Alasan yang sama yang dilakukan Uban ke keluarganya. Dia juga gak pernah mau bercerita tentang pekerjaannya kecuali yang umum saja. Karena dalam pekerjaannya, memang kadang dia harus bersinggungan dengan bahaya. Bahkan seringkali aku curi baca ada ancaman dalam SMS di HPnya. Itulah mengapa aku senang 24, membantuku memahami lebih dalam kesulitan-kesulitan Uban.

So...gimana denganmu Nek?