Vivica A. Fox charged with drunken driving in L.A
Fri Mar 23, 5:02 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Vivica A. Fox has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, prosecutors said on Friday, stemming from her arrest earlier this week after speeding past a marked police car.
Fox, best known for roles in the films "Independence Day" and "Kill Bill: Vol. 1," was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of driving with a blood alcohol level over California's legal limit.
If convicted, she faces a maximum punishment of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. She is scheduled for an arraignment on May 17.
Los Angeles attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan said Fox's blood alcohol level was tested at .09. The state's legal limit is .08.
Fox, 42, was stopped late on Tuesday night on a freeway in her Cadillac sports utility vehicle after passing a marked police car going 80 mph (129 kph) -- 15 miles faster than the speed limit.
She also was unable to stay in the correct lane, according to the arrest report from the California Highway Patrol.
Fox is starring in the television drama "Missing" on the U.S. cable TV network Lifetime, and she recently competed on popular TV contest "Dancing With the Stars."
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